short-tempered

I'm not violent, ever, but I can be short tempered and was afraid of myself.

With a short-tempered bang, Smith hung up, after saying that he would call back later.

He had lately become quick and short-tempered, but always with a visible attempt to be kind to those around him.

His demeanor was that of a man suffering an intolerable headache and correspondingly short-tempered.

Towards the end of that week the entire staff became exceedingly short tempered.

Should elderly, short-tempered Dowagers be permitted to use bad language?