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31Tempered glass — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… …
32short temper — quick to become angry, hot tempered Dr. Jones has a short temper. He gets mad very quickly …
33quick-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑short tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured …
34ill-tempered — adjective retirement didn t suit Uncle Luke, who soon became sullen and ill tempered Syn: bad tempered, short tempered, quick tempered, ill humored, moody; in a (bad) mood, cross, irritable, irascible, tetchy, testy, crotchety, touchy,… …
35quick-tempered — adjective they tend to be impulsive and quick tempered Syn: irritable, irascible, hot tempered, short tempered, snappish, fiery, touchy, volatile; cross, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, grumpy, ill tempered, bad tempered, testy, tetchy, prickly …
36quick-tempered — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, bad tempered, choleric, churlish, excitable, hot blooded, hot tempered, ill tempered, impatient, impulsive, irascible, irritable, quarrelsome, short, short tempered, snappish, splenetic, temperamental, testy,… …
37crabbed crabby cross fussy fussbudgety grouchy grumpy bad-tempered ill-tempered — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
38shirty snorty ill-tempered or annoyed — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
39quick-tempered — adjective Easily or quickly angered or frustrated. He was a quick tempered fellow who was generally avoided by his co workers. Syn: hot headed, short tempered Ant: cool, cool headed, even tempered …
40even-tempered — adjective Remaining calm even in situations that would cause many others to become angry, frustrated, panicky, etc. Who has not known some even tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth? Syn: cool, cool headed …
