/ Dictionary / Index S short-tempered: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-tem•pered Pronunciation: (shôrt'tem'purd), [key] — adj. having a quick, hasty temper; irascible. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: short-tempered (Thesaurus) short-tailed shrew short-term Related Content Daily Word Quiz: winsome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language