ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hot-tempered

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hot-tempered is an adjective meaning Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.

Meaning

Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: quick-tempered, short-tempered

Synonyms for hot-tempered

Depending on context, synonyms include choleric, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, short.

Antonyms for hot-tempered

Common opposites include cool-headed, even-tempered.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include short-tempered, quick-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, choleric, ill-natured.

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