QUICK TEMPER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase quick temper. (close relations)
Definition of QUICK TEMPER
quick-tempered
Best Alternative Words for QUICK TEMPER
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explosive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst noun • a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence • sudden and loud | ||||||||
fiery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by intense emotion • like or suggestive of fire • passionate or quick-tempered | ||||||||
hot-tempered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quickly aroused to anger | ||||||||
hotheaded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quickly aroused to anger • characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | ||||||||
impatient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition adjective satellite • (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | ||||||||
irritable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily irritated or annoyed • abnormally sensitive to a stimulus • capable of responding to stimuli | ||||||||
testy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily irritated or annoyed | ||||||||
touchy | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quick to take offense • difficult to handle; requiring great tact | ||||||||
volatile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures noun • a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments • tending to vary often or widely | ||||||||
irascibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of resentful anger | ||||||||
spleen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses • a feeling of resentful anger | ||||||||
short temper | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a feeling of resentful anger |