bad-tempered

He would shout and get bad-tempered when things did not go right, Lajmi said.

In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as "naive", "hostile" and "inappropriate".

On paper, it might sound like fun for an actor to play such a juicy, bad-tempered character.

The film follows Pansy as she navigates various everyday situations with her bad-tempered approach.

His election came after an occsionally bad-tempered campaign, with complaints from one of the candidates about party interference in the contest.