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short-tempered
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short-tempered
abrupt, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrimonious, bearish, bluff, brusque, caustic, crabbed, crabby, crusty, curt, disagreeable, discourteous, grouchy, gruff, irascible, irritable, peevish, peremptory, petulant, rude, short, shrewish, snappish, surly, tart, terse, testy, touchy, waspishFor further exploring for "short-tempered" in Webster Dictionary Online