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    short-fused

    adjective

    • 1. quick-tempered. informal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › short fuseShort fuse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SHORT FUSE is a tendency to get angry easily : a quick temper. How to use short fuse in a sentence.

  3. www.thesaurus.com › browse › short-fused92 Synonyms & Antonyms for SHORT-FUSED | Thesaurus.com

    Find 92 different ways to say SHORT-FUSED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › short-fusedshort-fused - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of short-fused adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › short-fuseSHORT FUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Short fuse definition: a quick temper. See examples of SHORT FUSE used in a sentence.

  6. twominenglish.com › short-fuseShort Fuse - Idiom, Meaning, Example & Usage

    Jun 13, 2024 · The phrase “short fuse” refers to a person who gets angry very quickly and easily. It’s like imagining a bomb with a very short wire used to ignite it; it doesn’t take much time or provocation for the bomb to explode.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAVE A SHORT FUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    have a short fuse. idiom. Add to word listAdd to word list. to get angry very easily. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheelsidiom.

  8. grammarist.com › idiom › have-a-short-fuseShort Fuse – Idiom, Origin and Meaning - GRAMMARIST

    We use the idiom version of “short fuse” to describe someone who always seems to have a quick temper and becomes angry or irritated easily, with their temperament being the figurative fuse. We all know someone like that, and we know not to stir the pot around them.