Bad-tempered and Hard-nosed

Bad-tempered adjective - Annoyed and irritable.

Hard-nosed and bad-tempered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective phrase "Bad-tempered".

Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Bad-tempered and hard-nosed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad-tempered" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".