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- [kwik tem-perd]
- /kwɪk ˈtɛm pərd/
- /kwɪk ˈtem.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwik tem-perd]
- /kwɪk ˈtɛm pərd/
Definitions of quick-tempered word
- adjective quick-tempered easily angered. 1
- adjective quick-tempered Someone who is quick-tempered often gets angry without having a good reason. 0
- adjective quick-tempered readily roused to anger; irascible 0
- adjective quick-tempered easily angered 0
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Origin of quick-tempered
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30
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Parts of speech for Quick-tempered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quick-tempered popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for quick-tempered
adj quick-tempered
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- choleric — A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry.
adjective quick-tempered
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- excitable — Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited.
- explosive — Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes.
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