hot-tempered

adjective

: becoming angry very easily : having or showing a hot temper
a hot-tempered political activist
a hot-tempered reply

Examples of hot-tempered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley: The intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future. Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024 Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024 In a 2013 interview with CBS News, Knight pushed back on his reputation as being hot-tempered. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023 He is resented by Brother Nacho (Kinan Valdez), the most hot-tempered among them, for being another mouth to feed. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 In The Goldbergs, Orrantia plays Erica Goldberg, the sarcastic and hot-tempered sibling of show creator Adam F. Goldberg. Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023

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“Hot-tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot-tempered. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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