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bad-tempered ADJ

quick-tempered ADJ

short-tempered ADJ

temper1 [ˈtempə] N

temper2 [ˈtempə] VB trans

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Like her creator, she is short-tempered and snippy as well as merciless when she targets a weakspot in her opponent.
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This caused her often to have a bad-tempered personality.
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The general tone of the office is one of penitence, tempered by an attitude of hopeful expectation.
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The influence of the emerging nation-state was tempered by the ideal of an international Christendom.
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I'm interested in the fact that she makes mistakes, that's she's quick-tempered and a bit of a control freak.
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Death and dementia shadow the album, tempered by tenderness and wicked gallows humor.
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Tempered by the ocean, particularly on the coastline, maximum temperatures in summer rarely exceed 35 degrees Celsius.
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Not too brash, not too bold but tempered with the insouciant cool of the music.
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The phone features tempered glass covered by shatterproof film on front and back.
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Rocky's flow throughout the mixtape is tempered, and his delivery ranges from nonchalant rhymes to forceful double time.
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