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triggerhappy

triggerhappy is the alternative form of trigger-happy.

Meaning of trigger-happy

Adjective

trigger-happy (comparative more trigger-happy, superlative most trigger-happy)

  1. Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
    • The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
  2. (broadly) Inclined to behave recklessly or violently at the slightest provocation.
    • Be careful when you work near him; he's trigger-happy with that chain-saw.

Forms of triggerhappy

comparativemore triggerhappy
superlativemost triggerhappy

Questions about triggerhappy

What is triggerhappy the alternative form of?
Triggerhappy is the alternative form of trigger-happy.

Words near triggerhappy in the dictionary

  1. triggered
  2. triggerer
  3. triggerers
  4. triggerfish
  5. triggerfishes
  6. triggerhappy
  7. triggering
  8. triggering sequence
  9. triggering sequences
  10. triggerings
  11. triggerish

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