Examples of using "вспыльчивый" in a sentence and their english translations:
Tom is hot-headed.
Tom is a hot-blooded individual.
Tom has a short temper.
I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
Tom has quite a temper.
The day before the Battle of Austerlitz, Lannes’ quick temper got the better of him:
He gets angry very easily.