hot-tempered

adjective

Synonyms of hot-tempered next

: becoming angry very easily : having or showing a hot temper

a hot-tempered political activist

a hot-tempered reply

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Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley: The intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024 Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024 In a 2013 interview with CBS News, Knight pushed back on his reputation as being hot-tempered. —

Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023 He is resented by Brother Nacho (Kinan Valdez), the most hot-tempered among them, for being another mouth to feed. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 In The Goldbergs, Orrantia plays Erica Goldberg, the sarcastic and hot-tempered sibling of show creator Adam F. Goldberg. —

Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023