quick-tempered vs short-tempered

quick-tempered and short-tempered both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quick-tempered	No	Yes	No	No
short-tempered	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, quick-tempered and short-tempered are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of quick-tempered include choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible.

quick-tempered (adjective)	short-tempered (adjective)
quickly aroused to anger	quickly aroused to anger