Set
How words are described
| old | old set | old temper |
| good | good set | good temper |
| high | high set | high temper |
| long | long set | long temper |
| Other adjectives: similar, usual, short, massive, big, huge. | ||
Common collocations
| fires | set fires | temper fires |
Both words in one sentence
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Unlike someone with a Berserk Button, who is generally calm until a specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by anything.
Source: Hair-Trigger Temper -
Lineage Comes from the Father: mostly averted - he has his mother's power set, her compassion and her explosive temper (the latter being most obvious).
Source: Comic Book / X-Man -
Bulma's temper is not as bad as Vegeta's, but the littlest things set her off.
Source: Hair-Trigger Temper
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