Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out
Sulky and short-tempered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sulky" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Sulky
Sulky adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.
Usage example: our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car
Short-tempered and sulky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Sulky".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sour and short-tempered
- sour and sulky
- irritable and short-tempered
- irritable and sulky
- cranky and short-tempered
- cranky and sulky
- ill-tempered and short-tempered
- ill-tempered and sulky
- surly and short-tempered
- surly and sulky
- testy and short-tempered
- testy and sulky
- touchy and short-tempered
- touchy and sulky
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