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quick-tempered

quick-tem·pered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwik tem-perd]
    • /kwɪk ˈtɛm pərd/
    • /kwɪk ˈtem.pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
See all 4 definitions of quick-tempered

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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
Full grammatical hierarchy of Quick-tempered

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.
All 20 Synonyms of quick-tempered

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