Ill-tempered
Ill-tempered adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Shirty and ill-tempered are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Shirty" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-tempered". informal substitute
Shirty
Shirty adjective - Feeling or showing anger.
Usage example: the visiting businessman was beginning to feel as though he had encountered every shirty bloke in London
Ill-tempered and shirty are semantically related. You can use "Ill-tempered" instead an adjective "Shirty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and ill-tempered
- irritable and shirty
- cranky and ill-tempered
- cranky and shirty
- disagreeable and ill-tempered
- disagreeable and shirty
- testy and ill-tempered
- testy and shirty
- enraged and ill-tempered
- enraged and shirty
- touchy and ill-tempered
- touchy and shirty
- irascible and ill-tempered
- irascible and shirty
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