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Discover LudwigThe word "short-tempered" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to describe a person who tends to become angry very quickly in a particular situation. For example, "He was known to be short-tempered when it came to arguments about politics".
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short-tempered
adjective
Of or pertaining to a person who is easily angered, who is known to frequently lose his or her temper.
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Now she's short-tempered".
He's very short-tempered".
The stress leaves him exhausted, short-tempered.
Trin was anxious, cold and short-tempered.
People get nervous and short-tempered.
He says she is too short-tempered.
He is fastidious, short-tempered, losing his teeth.
These frustrations made him ferociously short-tempered for life.
But he's also grumpy, short-tempered and complicated.
The tough, short-tempered prince is a conservative, even by Saudi standards.
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"He was short tempered and abrupt in his reactions sometimes," Mr. Eissa said.
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