bad-tempered

Example Sentences

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But responding to the committee's conservative president, who had just rebuked him in a bad-tempered opening to the hearing, Sanchez fired back that "I think this is a circus."

From Barron's

He would shout and get bad-tempered when things did not go right, Lajmi said.

From BBC

In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as "naive", "hostile" and "inappropriate".

From BBC

On paper, it might sound like fun for an actor to play such a juicy, bad-tempered character.

From BBC

The film follows Pansy as she navigates various everyday situations with her bad-tempered approach.

From BBC