fiery temper
Explosive emotional nature
A fiery temper is a tendency toward sudden, intense anger—the kind that flares up quickly and burns hot.
Someone with a fiery temper loses their cool easily and reacts with passion: Her fiery temper made negotiations difficult.
The phrase emphasizes volatility rather than sustained hostility.
- hot-headedProne to sudden anger
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- blow upViolently burst apart
- flare upSuddenly worsen or intensify
rage · outburst · tantrum · fuming · seething · quick to anger · hair trigger · fly off the handle · blow a fuse · eruption · stormy · combustible · flash · anger · wrath · see red · blazing · red-faced
- angeranger, rage, fury, wrath, ire
- fire idiomsfan the flames, spread like wildfire, go up in flames, go up in smoke, up in smoke
emotional reactivity
fiery temperpatience
Calm during delays
composure · equanimity · self-control · serenity · forbearance
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