Synonyms of the word

hot-tempered

• adj. (colloquial, usually said of a person, but sometimes of an animal) Become very vocal or even violent when…

choleric

• adj. (according to theories of the four humours or temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess…
• adj. Showing or expressing anger.
• adj. Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease).
• adj. (obsolete) Causing an excess of choler.
• n. A person with a choleric temperament.
• n. A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).

hotheaded

• adj. Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

ill-natured

• adj. Having a bad nature, whether.

irascible

• adj. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

quick-tempered

• adj. (usually said of a person, but sometimes of an animal) Easily or quickly angered or frustrated.

short-tempered

• adj. Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.