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Definition of hot-tempered adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hot-tempered

adjective

/ˌhɒt ˈtempəd/

/ˌhɑːt ˈtempərd/

(especially British English)

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tending to become very angry easilyTopics Feelingsc2

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