What is another word for quick-tempered?
Pronunciation:
[ kwˈɪktˈɛmpəd], [ kwˈɪktˈɛmpəd], [ k_w_ˈɪ_k_t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_d]
Synonyms for Quick-tempered:
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adj.
• angry • excitable- Agitable ,
- Alarmable ,
- ardent ,
- brittle ,
- combustible ,
- crusty ,
- edgy ,
- emotional ,
- excitable ,
- explosive ,
- fiery ,
- fragile ,
- galvanic ,
- high-strung ,
- hot-tempered ,
- impulsive ,
- irritable ,
- nervous ,
- over-zealous ,
- rash ,
- reckless ,
- sensitive ,
- short fused ,
- stormy ,
- tempestuous ,
- volatile ,
- volcanic ,
- overzealous .
- bad humored ,
- badhumored ,
- dis agreeable ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- got on wrong side bed ,
- got on wrong side of bed ,
- got up on wrong side bed ,
- got up wrong side bed ,
- got up wrong side of bed ,
- got upon wrong side bed ,
- got upon wrong side of bed ,
- got wrong side bed ,
- got wrong side of bed ,
- hot tempered ,
- ill humored ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- like bear ,
- more bad humored ,
- more bad-humored ,
- more badhumored ,
- more bearish ,
- more cussed ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more vinegary ,
- most bad humored ,
- most bad-humored ,
- most badhumored ,
- most bearish ,
- most cussed ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most vinegary ,
- out sorts ,
- quick tempered ,
- quicktempered .
- faultfinding ,
- more caviling ,
- more pettish ,
- more splenetic ,
- more vexed ,
- most caviling ,
- most pettish ,
- most splenetic ,
- most vexed ,
- out humor .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- more appetent ,
- more chafing ,
- more straining ,
- more unindulgent ,
- most appetent ,
- most chafing ,
- most straining ,
- most unindulgent ,
- on pins needles ,
- racing motor ,
- racing one motor ,
- racing one's motor ,
- racing ones motor ,
- ripe ,
- thirsty ,
- un indulgent ,
- un-indulgent ,
- unindulgent .
- in flamed ,
- in-flamed ,
- more steamed up ,
- more steamed-up ,
- more steamedup ,
- most steamed up ,
- most steamed-up ,
- most steamedup ,
- steamedup .
- more sharp tempered ,
- more sharp-tempered ,
- more sharptempered ,
- most sharp tempered ,
- most sharp-tempered ,
- most sharptempered ,
- sharp tempered ,
- sharptempered .
Other synonyms:
- tetchy .
- testy .
- peppery .
Other relevant words:
- Hot-headed ,
- Short-spoken ,
- Snarling ,
- Snippety ,
- Susceptive ,
- abrupt ,
- and Irish cranky ,
- angry ,
- animated ,
- annoyed ,
- apprehensive ,
- argumentative ,
- attuned ,
- bad-tempered ,
- bearish ,
- belligerent ,
- bilious ,
- brainish ,
- cantankerous ,
- captious ,
- choleric ,
- churlish ,
- contentious ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- cross ,
- crotchety ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curt ,
- daredevil ,
- devil-may-care ,
- disagreeable ,
- disputatious ,
- dyspeptic ,
- eager ,
- excited ,
- feelings ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- feverish ,
- fidgety ,
- foolhardy ,
- fractious ,
- fretful ,
- furious ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- hasty ,
- headlong ,
- heated ,
- heedless ,
- high-keyed ,
- highly strung ,
- hot ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hotheaded ,
- huffish ,
- huffy ,
- hypersensitive ,
- hysterical ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-natured ,
- ill-tempered ,
- impassioned ,
- impatient ,
- impetuous ,
- impressionable ,
- inflammable ,
- intense ,
- irascible ,
- irate ,
- irritated ,
- jumpy ,
- keen ,
- lively ,
- madcap ,
- mercurial ,
- moody ,
- nettlesome ,
- on edge ,
- ornery ,
- peevish ,
- perverse ,
- pettish ,
- petulant ,
- precipitate ,
- prickly ,
- pugnacious ,
- quarrelsome ,
- querulous ,
- quick ,
- raspy ,
- ratty ,
- reactive ,
- responsive ,
- restive ,
- restless ,
- short ,
- shrewish ,
- snappish ,
- snappy ,
- snarky ,
- snippy ,
- spirited ,
- splenetic ,
- spunky ,
- steamed up ,
- stuffy ,
- supersensitive ,
- susceptible ,
- tearaway ,
- temperamental ,
- tense ,
- thin-skinned ,
- thoughtless ,
- turbulent ,
- unforbearing ,
- vexed ,
- vigorous ,
- violent ,
- vulnerable ,
- warm ,
- waspish ,
- wild ,
- worked up ,
- zealous .
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How to use "Quick-tempered" in context?
There are some people who are quick-tempered and they can often be very irritable. This is especially true if they feel that they are being taken advantage of or if they feel that someone is disrespectful to them. This can lead to unpleasant interactions and can also make it difficult to have constructive conversations.
There are a few things that can lead to a quick-tempered person becoming irritable. This may include feeling stressed or overwhelmed, feeling resentment or anger towards others, and feeling like they have little control over their life.
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