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Synonyms for hot-tempered


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hot-tem-perd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒtˈtɛm pərd



Définition of hot-tempered

  • adj easily upset
Example sentences :
  • He was hot-tempered, and in jealousy there is little reason.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • And I let you do me that injustice because I'm hot-tempered.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Harry told all about it to her and to the hot-tempered gentleman.
  • Extract from : « The Peace Egg and Other tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
  • He was hot-tempered; but at the same time kindly, generous, and affable.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 » by Various
  • He was a hot-tempered Irishman, a good seaman; but an indifferent helmsman.
  • Extract from : « The Grain Ship » by Morgan Robertson
  • Jackson, he knew, was a hot-tempered man, a man who had killed others in duels.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • But do you think all—all hot-tempered couples have to go it in that way?
  • Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
  • The Celt all over the world is known for a hot-tempered fellow.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • On the contrary, he was hot-tempered and, at times, violent in speech and action.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • So we must depart without that hot-tempered father of mine knowing of it.
  • Extract from : « The Kath Sarit Sgara » by Somadeva Bhatta

Antonyms for hot-tempered

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