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Recent Examples of quick-tempered There was the woman who came to every meeting combative and quick-tempered (fight), the one who broke down in tears at every one-on-one and eventually took extended leave (flight), and the one who seemed paralyzed by the sheer volume of work (freeze). Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Part of it had to do with Nguyen’s distant relationship with her father, a taciturn and quick-tempered man with whom the author had difficulty connecting. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick-tempered
Adjective
  • Cass fulfills his obligations in a particularly irritable way.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
  • One person’s fatigue is another’s back pain, is another’s migraine or irritable bowel, or long Covid, and so on.
    Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While some brands promise heat but don’t deliver, this lives up to the hype with a fiery blast of red jalapeño and habanero chilis.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Boulder attack suspect’s family detained The wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in the fiery assault on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, have been detained by immigration officials, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 June 2025

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“Quick-tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-tempered. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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