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hot-tempered

[hot-tem-perd] / ˈhɒtˈtɛm pərd /


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A welter of memoirs and biographies have traced their colorful lives as well as their relationships with one another and with their hot-tempered father, David.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

Detractors considered him a hot-tempered, arrogant bully and dubbed him "Hurricane Billy."

From Reuters Aug. 7, 2023

Liverpool put their recent Premier League struggles behind them to end Manchester City's unbeaten run in an enthralling and hot-tempered encounter at Anfield, which saw Jurgen Klopp sent off.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2022

In a cast that included Marlon Brando as his aging father, Vito, and Al Pacino as his somber younger brother, Michael, Mr. Caan more than held his own as the coarsely sexy and hot-tempered Sonny.

From Washington Post Jul. 7, 2022

“He was a hot-tempered genius. Did you know he was famous even when he was alive?”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg




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