short tempered

/ʃɔrt ˈtɛmpərd/
adjective
  1. Easily angered or irritated; having a tendency to lose one's temper quickly.
    • He became more short-tempered as the stress of the project grew.
    • My boss is short-tempered and yells at the smallest mistake.
    • A short-tempered driver honked at me for slowing down.
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