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Definition of Quick temper
1. Noun. A feeling of resentful anger.
Exact synonyms: Irascibility, Short Temper, Spleen
Generic synonyms: Bad Temper, Ill Temper
Derivative terms: Irascible, Irascible, Splenetic
Generic synonyms: Bad Temper, Ill Temper
Derivative terms: Irascible, Irascible, Splenetic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quick Temper
Literary usage of Quick temper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1909)
"He was a man of great energy and with the quick temper of his race. While in
Congress he had a personal encounter with Mr. Griswold of Connecticut on the ..."
2. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities by Shearjashub Spooner (1865)
"... HIS SARCASTIC DISPOSITION, AND quick temper. Fuseli was of low stature—his
frame slim, his forehead high, and his eyes piercing and brilliant. ..."
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