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short-tempered
Definition
having a typical mood or temperament — often in reference to how easily one is angered
- She had such a sweet-tempered disposition, it was impossible to stay angry with her.p. 17.4
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- And so, in 1954, my excitement over the new television at 80 Front Street was tempered by the baffling love of my grandmother and Owen Meany for Liberace.p. 266.6
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