怒りっぽい
おこりっぽい
i-adjective
quick-tempered; prone to anger
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 怒りっぽい | 怒りっぽくない |
| Past | 怒りっぽかった | 怒りっぽくなかった |
| て form | 怒りっぽくて | 怒りっぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 怒りっぽく | — |
| Conditional ば | 怒りっぽければ | 怒りっぽくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 怒りっぽかったら | 怒りっぽくなかったら |
1.
quick-tempered; prone to anger; irritable
Describes someone who gets angry easily and often. Built from 怒る (to get angry) plus the suffix 〜っぽい, which marks a tendency, so it points at a habit rather than a single outburst.
Common patterns
- 怒りっぽい人: a quick-tempered person
- 怒りっぽくなる: to become irritable (often about a temporary state — tiredness, illness, age)
- 怒りっぽい性格: an irritable disposition
Similar words
- 気が短い: short-tempered — the same trait stated as an idiom; slightly more neutral in tone
- 短気: short temper — the noun, used in 短気を起こす (to lose one's temper)
- 怒りやすい: easily angered — plainer and more clinical; 〜っぽい carries a hint of criticism
Usage
Because it sounds mildly critical, speakers rarely apply it to a superior's face; it is normal in describing oneself or a family member.