SHORT-TEMPERED


Meaning of SHORT-TEMPERED in English

ˌshort-ˈtempered BrE AmE adjective

tending to become angry very quickly ⇨ bad-tempered :

She gets short-tempered when she’s tired.

—short temper noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.