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Synonyms for quicktempered
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwik-tem-perd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪkˈtɛm pərd |
Top 10 synonyms for quicktempered Other synonyms for the word quicktempered
- abrupt
- acute
- agitable
- agog
- alarmable
- all shook up
- angry
- antsy
- anxious
- appetent
- ardent
- astringent
- athirst
- avid
- bad-humored
- bad-tempered
- bearish
- biting
- breathless
- bristly
- brooding
- brusque
- bundle of nerves
- captious
- carping
- caustic
- caviling
- chafing
- choleric
- churlish
- complaining
- crabbed
- crabby
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- curt
- cussed
- demanding
- disagreeable
- disputatious
- dissatisfied
- dying to
- dyspeptic
- eager
- easily offended
- edgy
- emotional
- enraged
- enthusiastic
- excitable
- faultfinding
- feverish
- fierce
- fiery
- fractious
- frantic
- fretful
- fretting
- furious
- galvanic
- gloomy
- got up on wrong side of bed
- grouchy
- grumbling
- grumpy
- hasty
- having short fuse
- hazardous
- headlong
- high-strung
- hot
- hot under collar
- hot-blooded
- hot-headed
- hot-tempered
- hotheaded
- hottempered
- huffy
- hypercritical
- hypersensitive
- hysterical
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- impatient
- impetuous
- impulsive
- incisive
- indignant
- inflamed
- inflammable
- intolerant
- irascible
- ireful
- irritable
- itchy
- jumpy
- keen
- like a bear
- lively
- mean
- mercurial
- moody
- morose
- nasty
- nervous
- neurotic
- ogre
- on pins and needles
- ornery
- out of humor
- out of sorts
- oversensitive
- overzealous
- passionate
- peckish
- peeved
- peevish
- peppery
- perturbable
- perverse
- pettish
- petulant
- plaintive
- precarious
- prickly
- put out
- quarrelsome
- querulous
- quick
- quick-tempered
- racing one's motor
- rash
- ratty
- reckless
- resentful
- restless
- ripe
- risky
- sensitive
- shaken
- sharp
- sharp-tempered
- short
- short fused
- short-fused
- short-tempered
- shrewish
- skittish
- snappish
- snappy
- snarling
- sour
- spirited
- spiteful
- splenetic
- spunky
- steamed-up
- stinging
- stormy
- straining
- sudden
- sullen
- surly
- susceptible
- tart
- temperamental
- tempestuous
- tense
- testy
- tetchy
- thin-skinned
- thirsty
- ticklish
- touchy
- trenchant
- tricky
- ugly
- uncontrolled
- uneasy
- unforbearing
- unindulgent
- unpredictable
- unsafe
- uptight
- vehement
- vexed
- vicious
- vinegary
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
- waspish
- wired up
- wound up
Définition of quicktempered
- As in irascible : adj crabby
- As in irritable : adj bad-tempered, crabby
- As in passionate : adj angry
- As in peppery : adj irritable; sarcastic
- As in quick-tempered : adj easily upset, angered
- As in snappy : adj nasty, irritable
- As in testy : adj irritable, touchy
- As in touchy : adj easily offended
- As in choleric : adj irritable
- As in short-tempered : adj quick to anger
- As in tetchy : adj testy
- As in unforbearing : adj impatient
- As in cranky : adj in bad mood
- As in cross : adj very angry; in a bad mood
- As in excitable : adj easily upset or inspired
- As in ill-tempered : adj irritable
- As in impatient : adj unable, unwilling to wait
- Her eldest daughter, Sally, married a man named Thompson, who was as quicktempered as his mother-in-law.
- Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris
Antonyms for quicktempered
- amiable
- animated
- apathetic
- calm
- certain
- cheerful
- cold
- collected
- controlled
- cool
- delayed
- dull
- easy
- easy-going
- easygoing
- enduring
- even-tempered
- firm
- forbearing
- frigid
- good-natured
- happy
- indifferent
- insensitive
- laid-back
- mild
- moderate
- nice
- old
- old-fashioned
- outdated
- passive
- patient
- peaceful
- placid
- pleasant
- safe
- slow
- sluggish
- stable
- strong
- sure
- tolerant
- uncaring
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- unexcitable
- unexcited
- unfashionable
- unflappable
- uninspired
- unpassionate
- waiting
- willing
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