| 单词 | short-tempered |
| 例句 | Over the course of dinner I notice that she can be snappish and short-tempered, and she likes to be the boss. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He yawns at meals, is short-tempered with the younger children. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In turn, Dallas and Florida had come to think of most adults as trouble grown-ups, for that had been their experience, that most grown-ups they’d encountered were short-tempered, impatient, and quick to punish. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day, I’m short-tempered and distracted. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I had known boys who were unpredictable and short-tempered, who roared through life like a whirlwind and never once looked back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She grew irritable and short-tempered, and any slight provocation made her explode in anger. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was very short-tempered, always shouting at me and insulting me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Gebu had simply been short-tempered that day because he knew the goblet was hidden in his room and his guilt weighed heavy on him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z For once, my short-tempered answer did not rile her. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Master was always short-tempered on days like this. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Though he could be a sweet boy, he was often short-tempered and obstreperous. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z We assembled in groups according to our barracks' number and were counted and recounted while short-tempered, cruel guards harassed us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The only person who didn’t seem to like the good news or the bad news was Principal McCoy, who only became more short-tempered and irritable after Celia was gone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Kristi isn’t a monster, but she is hardly a role model: She is as jaundiced, short-tempered and self-centered as any other member of Congress. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Prime Time’s Other Women in Power 2014-05-02T12:00:01Z In Beethoven’s day many of them met with incomprehension and dismay, which the short-tempered composer had to learn to accommodate. Four into one does go 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z At one point you could almost hear a cinema-wide gasp of satisfaction as that standby, the short-tempered yet golden-hearted army sergeant, was taken down from a high shelf and unwrapped once more. Keeping Up with the Germans by Philip Oltermann ? review 2012-02-09T09:00:01Z More important, Ayer's suggestion created an emotional path, a way to tap into the role of a short-tempered soldier trying to survive the last legs of war. Jon Bernthal and the 'Fury' cast broke out the big guns to hit emotion 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z He is known to be pugnacious, short-tempered, long-winded, a man who yells at photographers and smokes on TV. Sean Penn: ‘Some of my best laughs have come out of the worst reviews’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Nearly the entirety of the fifth installment, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” followed a depressed, overwhelmed and short-tempered Harry. Want to feel old? It’s been 20 years since the first ‘Harry Potter’ was published. 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Like many dads, mine was sometimes moody and short-tempered. As Iranians rise up, it's time we also challenged the stereotype of the misogynist Iranian man 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Add it all up, and you get a volatile mix: grumpy, grunting adolescents and short-tempered, irritable mothers. Motherlode Blog: Adolescence and Menopause: When Hormones Collide 2013-04-26T13:31:11Z He's willing to consider a man innocent until proven guilty, but he's also violent, cruel and short-tempered. 'Lonesome Animals': Crimes, punishment in 1930s Eastern Wash. 2012-05-24T20:21:04Z In other words, when non-Chicagoans picture Chicago political leaders, the stereotype that readily comes to mind is of a compact, brusque, short-tempered, porkpie-hat-wearing, Irish Catholic South Side-guy-turned-political-bulldog — the prevailing Chicago political caricature. A Rich tradition: Can Chicago shake political stereotype with new mayor? 2011-02-22T00:45:00Z Season three begins with that most traditional of gangster storylines – Nucky is at the height of his power, but facing a new threat from Bobby Cannavale's charismatic and short-tempered Gyp Rosetti. Boardwalk Empire: a slow-burner with a fierce flame 2012-09-28T14:15:00Z "We are both pretty short-tempered," she snapped, "and we don't want to listen to the other person's point of view." Radio review: Blind Man's Bete Noire; Jeremy Vine 2011-07-11T19:29:01Z Once I’m home from my shift, I try not to be short-tempered with my husband, whose fault my bad mood decidedly isn’t. ‘Poor people don’t plan long-term. We’ll just get our hearts broken’ 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z His most public spat was with David O Russell, the notoriously short-tempered director of the 1999 film Three Kings, which was adapted from Ridley’s story idea and script. Guerrilla's John Ridley: 'As Three Kings went through the system, George Clooney was unblackified' 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z According to a former aide who spoke with Reuters, Charles is "known to be fun, but was also short-tempered and demanding." A matter of character: How "The Crown" squares Charles with our longstanding villain edit 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z In turn, he tries not to be short-tempered with me. ‘Poor people don’t plan long-term. We’ll just get our hearts broken’ 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Shepard shows Korczak in all the private discouragement and desperate loneliness that could make him short-tempered with those who loved him. ‘The Book of Aron,’ by Jim Shepard, is a masterpiece 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The baritone Massimo Cavalletti was vocally robust and fittingly short-tempered as Ford, who foolishly suspects his wife is actually interested in Falstaff’s overtures. Critic’s Notebook: Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Salzburg Festival 2013-08-06T21:00:31Z A week after introducing him, “The President Show” bid farewell to short-serving and short-tempered former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, in steamy fashion. “The President Show” bids farewell to Anthony Scaramucci with a Mooch smooch 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z She comes across as headstrong, mischievous, short-tempered, needy and funny. Review | A writer reimagines the life of Joseph Stalin’s daughter after she defected to the U.S. 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “I’m so anxious for my son’s health and safety all day that I wind up being more short-tempered than I want — sort of shooting for Fred Rogers and landing at, like, ‘Married . Kids are finally back at school. Parents are trying to reclaim their sanity. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z His first wife, Mildred Harris, divorced him for “mental cruelty,” saying that “he was short-tempered, impatient and treated me like a cretin.” The Little Tramp and the Refugees Who Loved, Then Loathed Him 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The heroes tend to be relatable — shy, clumsy, anxious, myopic, in recovery, short-tempered, middle-class, broke — but their stories are fantastic, over-the-top, a wild ride and a welcome escape from a reader’s quotidian life. Meet the writers who still sell millions of books. Actually, hundreds of millions. 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Admittedly this assumes that the little we've seen of his temperament is accurate; according to a former aide who spoke with Reuters, Charles is "known to be fun, but was also short-tempered and demanding." A matter of character: How "The Crown" squares Charles with our longstanding villain edit 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Capaldi had gained international attention with his role in the 2009 film, “In The Loop,” a political satire in which he played another kind of doctor, a short-tempered spin doctor. Peter Capaldi to Leave ‘Doctor Who’ 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z When Pinter died, Michael Billington in this newspaper mentioned that he had "a reputation for being short-tempered". Whangee, crook or derby? I have entered the world of the walking stick 2012-10-05T21:30:01Z Peek beneath the surface of this violent, short-tempered bully, and there’s not a lot of there there. Review: ‘Paradise Blue’ Rekindles Racial Drama in 1949 Detroit 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z In his black robes, he was short-tempered, imperious. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “People were waiting longer than usual for their food and that makes them short-tempered and impatient,” recalls Tyler Trautman, a shift leader. ‘Barbenheimer’ was a boon to movie theaters and a headache for many workers. So they’re unionizing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z That includes comedian Sinbad, who would reprise his role as the short-tempered schoolteacher Mr. Wheat. Kenan Thompson surprises cops with coffee and donuts while filming 'Good Burger 2' 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Kyles, in general, tend to be short-tempered, and when they are displeased, instead of harming others, they just break something.” What Do You Call 2,326 Kyles in One Place? A World Record. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In reality, she was dealing with a short-tempered narcissist who cannot take a joke. Donald Trump's defense attorney may have accidentally revealed the motive for rape 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z In 2003, he landed a role in Elf as short-tempered boss Fulton Greenway, acting alongside comedian Will Ferrell in the hit Christmas comedy. Michael Lerner: Elf and Barton Fink actor dies at 81 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Thompson further promised that comedian Sinbad would reprise his role as the short-tempered schoolteacher, Mr. Wheat. Will Kenan and Kel be taking orders from Harry Styles and Obama in 'Good Burger 2'? 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z We were insanely in love, and over the years, I have become less in love, more irritable and more short-tempered with him — and everyone else, I might add. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Spouse wants to be ‘more loving’ to husband of 53 years 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z When Akito wakes up from a crash, he finds himself possessed by a short-tempered spirit in a demon-infested version of Tokyo. Terabytes of terror: Video games to play this Halloween 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z In reality, she was dealing with a short-tempered narcissist who cannot take a joke. Donald Trump's defense attorney may have accidentally revealed the motive for rape 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z He was making mistakes at work as a steel buyer and was getting short-tempered and agitated. 'They kept saying I was too young for Alzheimer's' 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Speaking before he was made king, one former aide told Reuters Charles could be fun, but was also short-tempered and demanding. Leaky pen irks King Charles during signing ceremony 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z In private, he is fun with a "wicked sense of humour" but also short-tempered and demanding, aides said. Charles, Britain's conflicted new monarch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Putting aside Butler’s short-tempered crankiness and its impact on team morale, this messy stretch might be exactly what the Heat needed to maximize its postseason fortunes. Analysis | Who’s afraid of the Nets in the Eastern Conference playoff race? 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z They were each short-tempered; they had both experienced the 6th but now were in different emotional places at a time when they had never needed each other more. The Capitol Police and the Scars of Jan. 6 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Aides said the president has grown increasingly short-tempered. After months of setbacks, Biden finally gets long-sought win on infrastructure 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z He was never mean, she says, but he could be a perfectionist and short-tempered sometimes, like when he was trying to fix something and thought she was holding the flashlight or the screwdriver wrong. 48 hours to live: An Oklahoma hospital’s rush to find an ICU bed for a covid patient Mr. Kono, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has a reputation for being short-tempered with Japanese bureaucrats. Japan’s Most Popular Candidate for Prime Minister Is Far From a Shoo-In 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z His brain injury scrambled his memory and left him so short-tempered that he fought with random strangers over traffic disputes and squabbled constantly with his wife and children. In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed Lawyers interviewed about Benitez, then a federal magistrate, described him as “arrogant, pompous, condescending, impatient, short-tempered, rude, insulting, bullying, unnecessarily mean, and altogether lacking in people skills.” Opinion | Will a newly conservative Supreme Court strengthen the Second Amendment? 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z In 2004 remarks to Congress, A.B.A. officials called him “arrogant, pompous, condescending, impatient, short-tempered, rude, insulting, bullying, unnecessarily mean and altogether lacking in people skills.” A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z The 11-year-old has been withdrawn and short-tempered — filled with guilt and shame, crying every day and sleepless, his mother said in an interview. Complaint alleges children discovered pornography while browsing on school-issued laptops 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The Canadian actor deemed himself “too short-tempered” for puzzles. Dan Levy is a 'niche' amuse bouche ahead of People's Sexiest Man Alive reveal 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z During his early years on the sideline, he was known to be short-tempered and quick to blame players when things went badly. Don Shula, N.F.L. Coach Who Won, and Won, and Won, Dies at 90 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z For months afterwards, I was short-tempered and testy. Cancer treatment during the pandemic is bringing back traumatic memories 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z For the most part, people have been friendly and understanding, but more customers than usual have been short-tempered. The industry says we have enough food. Here’s why some store shelves are empty anyway. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z And many of them seem angry or sad or short-tempered. To the Angry Grown-Ups in My Town 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Trump was short-tempered and rude during much of his daily briefing on Monday as he refused to even listen to questions about shortcomings in the federal government effort. Donald Trump's weak spot is the facts — reporters must keep pressing him 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z People who knew him described him as charming, childlike, and playful, if sometimes short-tempered. When Can a Woman Who Kills Her Abuser Claim Self-Defense? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Though Mourinho does short-tempered and sardonic very well, in his heart of hearts he is probably too vain to want to spend the rest of his career being disliked. Champions League history is all the incentive Mourinho needs at Spurs | Paul Wilson 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z “He said he gets short-tempered and very stressed and just snapped,” Trainer said. Good Samaritan killed in Arlington last year was ‘beaten to death,’ medical examiner testifies 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z “This is a short-sighted, short-tempered reaction that doesn’t recognize a basic economic fact – tariffs are taxes.” The tech industry is worried about Trump’s Mexico tariffs 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The journalist Anna Politkovskaya was an often short-tempered person whose reporting was viewed as partisan and unreliable by many of her more mainstream colleagues. The Dangerous Bullying of Ilhan Omar 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Even the contenders were not immune: Kyrie Irving kept rocking the boat for the Boston Celtics, and the Warriors’ Kevin Durant repeatedly flashed his short-tempered disdain for the media and his critics. Analysis | As an angst-ridden NBA season nears its end, the playoffs loom as a chemistry test 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z The trauma changed him, he said, making him cynical and sometimes short-tempered as an adult. Doc took pics of sex abuse; patients seek their whereabouts 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z We know that frontal lobe injuries make you short-tempered and irritable, and can lead to impulsive behaviour, such as gambling. 'Before, I was quite a shy person': life after brain damage 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z It is rare to see Roger Federer flustered or short-tempered but both those sides of his personality were on show in London this week, and how revealing they were. No shock in Federer scheduling claims but Laver Cup row is more problematic | Kevin Mitchell 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z He can be fun but also short-tempered and demanding, the former aide said. The man who would be king, eventually: Prince Charles turns 70 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z According to royal biographer Robert Jobson, the Duke of Sussex was so "stressed" with wedding preparation that he became "petulant and short-tempered" with those around him. Prince Harry shouted 'What Meghan wants, she gets' to palace staff before royal wedding, book claims 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Once easy-going children are now jumpy, disobedient, short-tempered and afraid of school, their parents say. Immigrant families struggling with trauma of separation 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z He tries to help around the house, doing dishes, taking out the trash, but acknowledges he is short-tempered. An Ex-Husband Moves Back In—for Cancer Care 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z “Your behavior is fueling an unhelpful perception of your leadership — thin-skinned and short-tempered,” Mr. Munster wrote. Tesla, Pushing for Profit, Faces New Questions Over Finances 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z “Your behavior is fueling an unhelpful perception of your leadership — thin-skinned and short-tempered.” Elon Musk can’t stop tweeting, but so far it doesn’t matter 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z McCain admits on camera that he can be short-tempered and a perfectionist. With gratitude, ailing John McCain looks back in HBO documentary 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Djokovic grew short-tempered with journalists who inquired about his private life – understandably so – and his game suffered along with his mind and his body. Novak Djokovic faces uncertain future after struggling in year of pain | Kevin Mitchell 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z He’s short-tempered and struggles to keep his cool. God of War review: an incredible reimagining of a PlayStation icon 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The president, who often seems short-tempered, nasty and impatient with others and who has certainly been disrespectful to his wife, showed his sweet side to his mistresses in the skin trade. Opinion | The First Porn President 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Ilya, 84, sits straight-backed, eyes fixed forward, while Emilia – sharp, animated, short-tempered in the face of what she considers inadequate questioning – translates our conversation into Russian. 'A paradise inside hell' … the amazing Kabakovs on how art became a weapon in Soviet times 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Your eventual arrival at an overcrowded and chaotic check-in, short-tempered and perspiring. What would make your flight more fun? - BBC News 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z One Mumsnet user suggested "hangry" be added, and defined it as when a child was short-tempered and irrational because they were hungry. Oxford English Dictionary asks parents for new words - BBC News 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z “It seems like everybody is so short-tempered now,” said another man, here to see his Croatian wife become a citizen. Amid the turmoil surrounding the immigration ban, new citizens take the oath 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z They "were in his thrall and felt almost powerless" against their "paranoid and short-tempered" abuser. Redcar paedophile Michael Dunn kept victim in 'hidey hole' - BBC News 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Impish and sometimes short-tempered, Mr. Mulvaney seemed to chafe at serving in the shadow of Mr. Gowdy and Mr. Scott, who are best friends and shining stars in their party and home state. In Mick Mulvaney, Trump Finds Anti-Establishment Leader for Budget Office 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Ideally, the President would never be short-tempered, impulsive, or clinically depressed. World War Three, by Mistake 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z But these days, he and others said, flights are more crowded, space on planes more confined, and passengers sometimes more short-tempered and less patient. Flight and fight: Attendants learn self-defense in the air 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z He got really short-tempered, probably resentful about what had happened. Edward Burtynsky’s Epic Landscapes 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Júarez is shy, short-tempered and just the kind of youngster the school was set up to serve. Landfill-harmonic: the Mexican music school on the edge of a rubbish dump 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Brain is a hyperintelligent, short-tempered straight man voiced by a guy doing a stentorian Orson Welles impression; Pinky is daffy and sweet and speaks in an over-the-top Cockney accent. Letter of Recommendation: ‘Pinky and the Brain’ 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “A short-tempered, foul-mouthed, greedy, bipolar, mentally unbalanced criminal.” The crazy face of Trump’s GOP 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Kim is known to be short-tempered and brutal to subordinates, which may be one reason an untested intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Musudan, was suddenly tested multiple times recently, all failures. How the next U.S. president should rein in North Korea 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z By her own admission in Bird Cloud, Proulx is “bossy, impatient, reclusively shy, short-tempered and single-minded”. Annie Proulx: ‘I’ve had a life. I see how slippery things can be’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z “He wasn’t a troublemaker, but he was short-tempered and had a lack of tolerance,” Ko recalled. The secret life of Kim Jong Un’s aunt, who has lived in the U.S. since 1998 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z In a phone call just before noon, a short-tempered Yugoslav colonel told Merriman that the Spanish troops were far ahead, waiting for him. The American Soldiers of the Spanish Civil War 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z You grow, for example, when you understand that you are not a hothead just because you tend to think of yourself as short-tempered, or shy because you see yourself as an introvert. Forget mindfulness, stop trying to find yourself and start faking it 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z He was short-tempered and withdrawn, and his hair went ungroomed. ‘A mother is supposed to know’: my son, the Columbine high school shooter 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z He has a reputation for being short-tempered, in particular against "arrogant" journalists, but he is also known for his contagious laughs and vigorous handshakes. Profile: Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The wound became infected, suppurated, and when a surgeon eventually removed a portion of his jaw, it left a deformed face and an angry, short-tempered man. Do terrorists really think they're going to win? - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The Mr. Redstone of 20 years ago — short-tempered and acerbic, known for monitoring quarter-point fluctuations in Viacom’s stock and screaming until spit flew from his mouth — likely would not have been so reassuring. Doubts Circle Viacom, Vanguard of Yesteryear 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Business leaders need to be "awesome" as well, and probably short-tempered. Charismatic bosses: A help or a hindrance? - BBC News 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z By day nine of the final negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, diplomats were tired and short-tempered. The path to a final Iran nuclear deal: Long days and short tempers 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Faced with relentless demands at work, we become short-tempered and easily distracted. This Is the Power of Full Engagement 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Maybe they’re looking for an inexperienced conspiracy theorist who avoids policy details and describes himself as “short-tempered.” Rand Paul's first day as a candidate doesn't go as planned 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z She probed his early support of Common Core, read aloud descriptions of him including the words “explosive, short-tempered and hothead” and cited his precipitous fall in early polling for the 2016 GOP nomination. Chris Christie’s CPAC Flogging 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Anecdotes and photos posted online by the group portray Routh as short-tempered and violent. ‘American Sniper’ suspect’s ex-comrades mourn man they knew 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z A woman who lives nearby described Hicks as short-tempered. Funeral set for 3 killed near University of North Carolina 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A woman who lives near the scene described Hicks as short-tempered. Accused shooter of 3 Muslim students had earlier run-ins 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z And their long hours don’t seem to affect their health, as long as their work style is not hurried or short-tempered. Stop Making 'Workaholics' a Dirty Word 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Gross has been famously short-tempered at work, slamming desk drawers and discouraging socializing. Challenge awaits bond star Gross at team-spirited Janus 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Prosecutors in the week-long retrial portrayed Dunn, a computer software engineer who was allowed to wear civilian clothes to court, as a short-tempered loose cannon. Florida jury mulls stand-your-ground defence in loud music murder trial 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z "To those around me, I was short-tempered, frustrated and angry," he said in his autobiography in 2012. Schumacher: Waking up from a coma 2014-02-05T00:16:08Z On top of that, he had a reputation for being a short-tempered, even impetuous leader. Leadership Lessons From Gettysburg 2013-07-01T19:19:00Z Because that’s where the traffic bottlenecks happen, and those make people impatient and short-tempered. On Par: The Intersection of Golf and the Law 2013-06-24T00:08:10Z She says her short-tempered father would beat her and her mother for no apparent reason. The singing nun of Kathmandu 2013-06-08T22:47:14Z If somebody is short-tempered, if they lose a match, maybe they throw a chair. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Dark Side, Carefully Masked 2013-05-05T02:54:04Z I think they'd be really funny little chaps who are very short-tempered and always argue with each other. Bring a game character to life! 2013-02-04T14:58:24Z In his two years in the league, Jim has developed a reputation as short-tempered and impatient – famed for his sideline tantrums and frosty dealings with the media. Jim and John Harbaugh: Super Bowl XLVII's brothers up in arms 2013-01-31T17:24:44Z He also drew a fifth foul on DeMarcus Cousins moments later - a call that had Kings coach Keith Smart stomping his feet - and maintained his composure while the short-tempered Cousins constantly tangled up with him. Griffin leads Clippers past Kings 93-85 2012-04-06T04:53:18Z Short and stout, red-faced, gray-eyed, loud-voiced, gallant with women and short-tempered with men, he was as typical a sea fighter as ever trod a quarter-deck with a brass telescope tucked under his arm. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z EU and IMF interlocutors say Venizelos, who also has a reputation as a short-tempered bruiser, has become better at listening and understanding issues but needs to move faster on all fronts. Greece's finance minister, the power behind the throne 2011-09-20T13:31:57Z So he grew tired and short-tempered, and cursed himself for that he had not driven off with a baker's horse and cart that had tempted him early in the afternoon. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z He was a short-tempered, imperious man, accustomed to yell at his wife and children when he needed them; but this cry was of an unusual character, it had in it the ring of alarm. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Mrs. Hugh was rather young and rather pretty, and much more than rather short-tempered. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Mr. Caplan: In the Ask the Children survey, kids’ main complaint about their parents wasn’t lack of face time, but what I call “secondhand stress” — the fact that their parents were often tired and short-tempered. Economix: The Case for Having More Children 2011-04-07T13:00:29Z He was also short-tempered, as Philip Robson found out one morning when they were tramping over the moor together. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z After all, Gramps said, he didn't have to go looking for rogue elephants, man-killing lions or short-tempered buffalo. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z They saw him as a short-tempered bully, who had come to the United States as a child from Ukraine and never found his way. Before Deadly Rampage, Some Saw Warning Signs 2011-02-14T04:32:21Z From which it may be inferred that these sisters, good-humoured in the main to others, were frequently short-tempered to one another. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z Joe Crawford, the famously short-tempered lead official, finally warned everyone to shut up. Suns 129, Knicks 121: Stoudemire in Technical Foul Trouble 2011-01-17T21:30:20Z “He was considered to be short-tempered and made people at the bank very uncomfortable,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter. A Jigsaw Picture of an Accused Killer 2011-01-15T18:29:27Z "He is at times ill-mannered and short-tempered, and not very articulate in terms of expressing himself," Barket said. U.S. accuses man of threatening regulators 2011-01-14T17:34:34Z “He’s a good decent guy, although somewhat short-tempered, and when he loses his temper, he’s ill-mannered,” his lawyer, Bruce Barket of Garden City, New York, said in a phone interview. N.Y. Man Threatened to Kill SEC Officials, U.S. Says 2011-01-14T17:04:03Z Strong-willed and short-tempered, Ms. Rousseff, 63, is viewed as more of an ideologue than Mr. da Silva, for whom she worked as chief of staff. Brazilian Leader Begins in Shadow of Lula 2010-12-31T23:45:12Z One day the teacher was particularly short-tempered and found reason for taking Bobby Hargrew to task over some trivial fault. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z In the "Taming of the Shrew," for instance, we find, "Now, were I a little pot and soon hot," a proverb applied to short-tempered people who on slight cause wax wroth. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Arrogant, short-tempered, and a veritable martinet, he nevertheless possessed an unbending dignity and a certain crabbed courtliness of manner very suggestive of the snuff-box and ruffle period of a hundred years before. Life on the Stage All of them are short-tempered, and the bars of their captivity not too strong. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel With a short-tempered bang, Smith hung up, after saying that he would call back later. Cue for Quiet Mog, sullen and short-tempered at best, did not intend wasting time in coaxing her. Warrior of the Dawn "Yus, upstairs, like me to say it again?" queried the man who was tired and short-tempered. Adventures of Bindle Amy pushed him away impatiently as he rubbed against her, the effect of worry on Amy’s temperament having the not unusual result of making her short-tempered. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted She was inconsistent and short-tempered; but Sally afterwards found that while she was extraordinarily vain she was rarely unkind. Coquette The wind, it seemed, too, was expressing a little of the afternoon's short-tempered. The Land of Look Behind He had lately become quick and short-tempered, but always with a visible attempt to be kind to those around him. The Landleaguers I was busy, too, for there was more correspondence than usual to attend to, and Mr. Rockamore was irritable and short-tempered. The Crevice He was short-tempered and he was certain the fence was a ruse to gain time, with Mormon left behind to parley. Rimrock Trail And at other times he is disturbingly short-tempered. The Prairie Child What it was that had caused it she could not say, but he grew nervous and moody, often absent-minded, and sometimes even short-tempered and snappish, a thing she had never known before. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Don was not only uncommunicative, but a trifle short-tempered, a condition quite unusual for him. Left Guard Gilbert Besides, I’m a short-tempered man myself, and if it comes to—but that’s neither here nor there. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" “I wish to apologize for being so short-tempered this morning,” he began. The Cricket Now, since Benjamin had not yet dined, he was very short-tempered. The Tale of Kiddie Katydid Close to the window is a counter, with the usual urns and appurtenances, laden with an assortment of richly decorated pastry, and presided over by an alert and short-tempered Manageress. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 He was a short-tempered man of no great manners, and he only grunted his response. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn "What carry-on is that on the stair on a Lord's day?" cried the Paymaster angrily and roughly from his room as he tugged short-tempered at the buckle of his Sabbath stock. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure "Well 'e won't come out," said the other; "'e seems to be a short-tempered sort o' man." A Master Of Craft So as most of the people of the Green Forest were hungry all the time, they were also short-tempered all the time. Mother West Wind "How" Stories Our French master was getting more short-tempered than ever. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life And there was nothing he liked more than teasing anybody that was short-tempered as she was. The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales He meant well sometimes, and did ill very often; and, in short, was just the kind of fellow for the short-tempered, honest Ainger cordially to dislike. The Master of the Shell Horace was not naturally a short-tempered youth, but there was something in the tone of this self-satisfied lawyer’s clerk which raised his dander. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life I was not on the whole a short-tempered youth. Boycotted And Other Stories He was naturally short-tempered, and when conscious that he was being worsted in an argument before his fellow-clerks he was always particularly savage. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life They were terribly short-tempered—especially if anybody interfered with their work, which they loved better than anything else in the world. The Tale of Buster Bumblebee Marthe, the short-tempered housekeeper, had not troubled herself to wonder why, she had been only too pleased to accept the arrangement without comment. The Good Comrade She was a tall heavily-framed woman, short-tempered, and astonishingly voluble in her wrath. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy We never quite knew what happened; there was some dark mystery that Roderick wouldn't explain; and, you know, Lord Fareborough himself is rather short-tempered. Prince Fortunatus Jack was not a short-tempered fellow, but this unprovoked assault startled him out of his usual composure. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life One afternoon he was a trifle short-tempered, but not with me.” The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The carrier was rather short-tempered about it, and the other passenger said something to the effect that "They didn't oughter let him out alone!" The Good Comrade Shadow the Weasel felt just as uncomfortable as Reddy Fox, and Shadow is very short-tempered. The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum Young Tingley's nerves were "on edge," and like a good many other people when they get that way, he was short-tempered. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box I have heard Japanese say that "foreigners are short-tempered because they eat so much meat." The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People "Impossible!" was the immediate reply of the Captain, who was rather short-tempered. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 Got playing some of his games with those short-tempered chaps out in Buenos Ayres and got knifed a fortnight after his arrival. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces The officer, who appeared to be short-tempered, glanced again at the form and then looked quickly at him. If Winter Comes Morris' quick temper annoyed her, but she once prettily said, "Though he was so short-tempered, I seemed so necessary to him at all times, and felt myself his man Friday." The Bed-Book of Happiness Now Chatterer is short-tempered and a great scold. Happy Jack He was often a silent, short-tempered fellow, with a very keen eye for half-crowns, and no information to speak of as to the country which passed daily under his eyes. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 The examiner too could be impulsive, was indeed apt to be short-tempered. The Roll-Call "Oh, I thought you meant—" The officer was short-tempered. If Winter Comes Mr. Mair, a Scotch minister, was rather short-tempered, and had a wife named Rebecca, whom for brevity's sake he addressed as "Becky." Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character To take offense at slight provocation was ridiculed as "short-tempered." Bushido, the Soul of Japan Francis I., to whom this scarcely veiled allusion referred, was content to reply, "Ah! my dear cousin, you fly out at everything, and you are mighty short-tempered." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Long hours spent over the washtub, to eke out their scanty earnings, had rendered his wife—once the "Fay" of the "Love Songs"—both muscular and short-tempered. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 His demeanor was that of a man suffering an intolerable headache and correspondingly short-tempered. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest For Jan had a soul that was generous and brave and tender and excessively short-tempered. The Soul of Nicholas Snyders, or, The Miser of Zandam And, to my pleasant surprise, I found the landlord was none other than M. Miret, the short-tempered and kind-hearted bookseller, who had so kindly found me a seat that eventful night in the park. Villette The nickname of short-tempered stuck to the constable from that day, and not without reason. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Well, I made no contract to love any such plain and short-tempered person. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice I could see them through the window, chilled by the cold of early morning and short-tempered with each other. Look Back on Happiness As the tight-packed company slid along, children drowsed or whimpered, short-tempered young men quarreled with the conductor, elderly folk sat in squeezed, plaintive resignation…. Bertram Cope's Year He was naturally irritable, and short-tempered even when sober, but he was much more so when under the influence of spirituous liquors. Algonquin Indian Tales Our men liked to be attended by her, for she was gentler far than I and never short-tempered with them. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign At the drawling answer the hot blood flamed in the face of the short-tempered Irishman and the veins in his thick neck stood out as if they would burst. The Winning of Barbara Worth "I'm inclined to think, young cove, as you'd be short-tempered if you been shied at by your feller-man from your youth up," said the man. The Broad Highway Every gipsy will beg, whether there is need or not, and knowledge of their habits did not make me less short-tempered; besides I had no silver within reach, nor time to waste. The Eye of Zeitoon They had been trying to get tobacco to Brown, and sweetmeats to Kazimoto, had failed in both efforts and were short-tempered. The Ivory Trail Bassett had ever been a short-tempered man, and after he sent the second sheaf of telegrams to his brother captains, and had been laughed at again, he remained silent. Revolution, and Other Essays The jolly, brotherly manner she liked so well had deserted him; besides short-tempered he had grown deadly serious, and not the stupidest woman could fail altogether to see what the matter was. Australia Felix If ever I marry it will be a short-tempered man who loves music and is a good dancer; and if I find out too late that he's clever I'll run away from him. They and I "Perhaps I was inclined to be short-tempered," he admitted. Havoc She told herself this, but it left her still short-tempered. All Roads Lead to Calvary We can perceive he was short-tempered, thin of skin: a violently sensitive man. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 He was rather short-tempered, and would stamp his foot like an angry child if a bench in the church was not placed exactly as he desired. A History of the Moravian Church He had hurt me with the walnut table, and I was feeling a bit short-tempered. The Fawn Gloves He's kinda short-tempered sometimes, but me, I understand him. Dangerous Days He was ever a short-tempered man, intolerant of irrelevancies. Mistress Wilding She was short-tempered with them both and had evidently been crying. The Fawn Gloves Blake was angered; he was at best a short-tempered man. Mistress Wilding |
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