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

Here was Wyndham Clark, a talented but sometimes hot-tempered golfer, showing a human side that people probably needed to see. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Overall, Savitt’s tactics have elicited responses that The Verge reported made Musk appear dishonest and hot-tempered to the jury. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026

In addition, teens who are dealing with intense emotions that are hard to cope with are often hot-tempered and easily irritated. — Staff Author, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026

What is the strategy for living with someone who is exceedingly hot-tempered? — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for hot-tempered

• distempered
• untempered
• tempered