Definitions for trigger-happy

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trigger-happy trig·ger-hap·py

Spelling: [trig-er-hap-ee]

IPA: /ˈtrɪg ərˌhæp i/

Trigger-Happy is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 610 anagrams from letters in trigger-happy (-aegghipprrty).

Definitions for trigger-happy

adjective

1. ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences:
2. heedless and foolhardy in matters of great importance and recklessly advocating action that can result in war:
3. eager to point out the mistakes or shortcomings of others; aggressively or wantonly critical:

Origin of trigger-happy

First recorded in 1940-45

Examples for trigger-happy

Uncle John provided our hunting excitement by turning out to be one of the trigger-happy types.

However, a couple of trigger-happy vedettes let off their carbines at them, yelled, "The Rebs are coming!"

Jace Lacob: While watching this, I kept thinking to myself that the grumpy, trigger-happy dad should be played by James Caan.

The man in charge saw Gilgamesh on the alarm screens and got trigger-happy.

What the gun owner claims as self-defense often looks, on closer examination, more like trigger-happy recklessness.

At least, he was reasonably sure that none of Klem Zareff's trigger-happy mercenaries would shoot him down coming in.

The more details emerge, the more it looks as if Martin was hunted and killed by a trigger-happy bully.

Suppose he broke surface right in front of a flock of trigger-happy Enforcers?

But any action would be crushed by trigger-happy Republicans—and could cost votes in November.