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Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Inclined to behave recklessly or violently at the slightest provocation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- Be careful when you work near him; he's trigger-happy with that chain-saw.
- He was so trigger-happy that he wheeled and punched me when I brushed by him in the hall.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fierce loyalty
- in a tearing rage
- vehement dislike
- violent passions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fierce, tearing, vehement, violent
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
irresponsible in the use of firearms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
動輒開槍的 /动辄开枪的
(dòngzhé kāiqiāng de)
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Danish:
skydegal
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Dutch:
schietgraag
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Finnish:
liipaisinherkkä
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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French:
fou de la gâchette
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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French:
folle de la gâchette
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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French:
malade de la gâchette
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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French:
gâchette facile
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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German:
schießwütig
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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German:
schießfreudig
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Greek:
αψίθυμος
(apsíthymos)
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Greek:
φιλοπόλεμος
(filopólemos)
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Greek:
πολεμοχαρής
(polemocharís)
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Polish:
nieodpowiedzialny przy spuście
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Spanish:
gatillo fácil
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Swedish:
skjutglad
— having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly
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Chinese Mandarin:
好鬥的 /好斗的
(hàodòu de)
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Chinese Mandarin:
好鬥的 /好斗的
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Chinese Mandarin:
好战的
(hàozhàn de)
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Chinese Mandarin:
好動武的 /好动武的
(hào dòngwǔ de)
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Finnish:
väkivaltainen
— inclined to behave recklessly
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French:
impulsif
— inclined to behave recklessly
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German:
impulsiv
— inclined to behave recklessly
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German:
unüberlegt
— inclined to behave recklessly
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German:
leicht auf achtzig
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Italian:
grilletto facile
— inclined to behave recklessly
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Polish:
nieobliczalny
— inclined to behave recklessly
