We all know him, and the situation must indeed be grave if he becomes short-tempered like that.
There is considerable strength of concern about the value of distraint and, more irritable and short-tempered and wants to get to bed.
It is so easy, when one is interested in something, to get a little short-tempered.
They react with the indignation of the short-tempered owner trying to house-train a puppy when he thinks that his will is being thwarted.
The keepers, or the ringleaders if you like, have become jumpy and short-tempered and prone to disagree with each other, the crowd restless and hungry for stronger doses of sensation.
She is a nice, carefree, confident yet short-tempered girl who lives on a farm with her father.
He is primarily characterized by his brusque, taciturn, and often short-tempered demeanor.
An overly confident youth who is short-tempered, cocky and emotional, he's known for mouthing off to others, although he's very smart.
