When someone calls you quick-tempered, they mean that you get angry really easily. If you find yourself yelling at people several times a day, you may be quick-tempered — and you may want to take up meditation. Quick-tempered people are irritable and a little bit unpredictable.

What does it mean to be quick-tempered?

English Language Learners Definition of quick-tempered

: becoming angry quickly and easily : having a quick temper. See the full definition for quick-tempered in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

Are you a short tempered?

If someone is short-tempered, they get angry easily, often for no good reason. bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.