| Many drivers said they became irritable or short-tempered during the winter. |
| As his health had improved he'd become steadily more irritable and short-tempered. |
| Sure, he was often short-tempered and angry, but this time it was something different. |
| She was blunt, short-tempered, arrogant, independent, out-spoken, and stubborn as a mule. |
| She had to be careful how she worded the question, for fear of upsetting or angering the short-tempered man. |
| Although talented, he was always a difficult colleague, proud, tactless, short-tempered, and easily offended. |
