hasty temper

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• Temper — Tem per, n. 1. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar. [1913 Webster] 2. Constitution of body; temperament; in old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Temper screw — Temper Tem per, n. 1. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar. [1913 Webster] 2. Constitution of body; temperament;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hasty — hastily, adv. hastiness, n. /hay stee/, adj., hastier, hastiest. 1. moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried. 2. made or done with haste or speed: a hasty visit. 3. unduly quick; precipitate; rash: a hasty decision. 4. brief; fleeting; …   Universalium

• Hasty — Has ty (h[=a]s t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Hastier} ( t[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Hastiest}.] [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See {Haste}, n.] 1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Veljko Petrović — Hajduk Veljko Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic Вељко Петровић) (ca. 1780 1813) was a Vojvoda of the First Serbian Uprising rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. He was born in Lenovac near Zajecar. In his youth Veljko Petrovic was a shepherd and a… …   Wikipedia

• short-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑quick tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured …   Useful english dictionary

• Clement Scott — Clement Scott, from a copy of the Theatre magazine, aged about 40 Clement Scott (6 October 1841–1904) was an influential English theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph, and a playwright and travel writer, in the final decades of the 19th century …   Wikipedia

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• François de Négrier — General François Oscar de Négrier (1842–1913) was one of the most charismatic French generals of the Third Republic, winning fame in Algeria in the Sud Oranais campaign (1881) and in Tonkin during the Sino French War (August 1884–April 1885).… …   Wikipedia

• short-tempered — /shawrt tem peuhrd/, adj. having a quick, hasty temper; irascible. [1885 90] Syn. irritable, testy, choleric, waspish. * * * …   Universalium

• COOK, James (1728-1779) — discoverer of eastern Australia, captain in the navy was born at Marton, Yorkshire, England, the second son of James and Grace Cook, on 27 October 1728. His father was a farm labourer at the time, but improved his position by becoming bailiff of… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography