вспыльчивый — meaning in English

English meaning

• explosive adjective Likely to explode, or having the sudden, violent force of an explosion.
• inflammable adj Capable of burning.
• irascible adjective Easily made angry; quick-tempered by nature.
• peppery adj Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
• quick adj Moving or happening fast.
• testy adj Easily irritated or short-tempered.
• volatile adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Senses

вспыльчивый is used for these senses in English:

• explosive (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
• hot-tempered Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.
• inflammable (figuratively) Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
• irascible Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
• peppery (figuratively) Having a fiery temperament.
• quick (of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
• quick-tempered Easily or quickly angered or frustrated.
• short-tempered Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.

explosive — full definition

1. adjective Likely to explode, or having the sudden, violent force of an explosion.
2. noun A substance that can explode, such as dynamite.

inflammable — full definition

1. adj Capable of burning.
2. adj Easily set on fire.
3. adj Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
4. adj Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.

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