hot-tempered

Example Sentences

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Mr. Milburn is gregarious, comfortable in the spotlight — he wrote a searing memoir — and by his own admission, hot tempered.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Caan's role as the hot tempered Sonny saw him receive his only Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

“The consequences of putting on the street officers who, however highly educated, are prejudiced, or slow witted, or hot tempered, or timid, or dishonest are too obvious to require detailed discussion.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2016

You are too shortsighted and hot tempered to even take ownership of cause and effect.

From Time • Mar. 7, 2013

Sinclair was hot tempered, but of a generous disposition, and he held out his hand to Oswald, frankly.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph