High tempered is the same as short tempered. It means that the person is VERY impatient and easily agitated.
If you mean surly, it means rude and bad tempered
Smelling the steaks on the barbecue really whet my appetite!I bought a new stone to whet the blade of my dager.
It is a bad tempered person
Because her masters were mean to her
To whet means to rub on the surface of a flat stone to create a sharp edge
To be mean to all schools in Georgia and not give them food to eat
If you mean hone, then synonyms would be: acuminate, edge, file, grind, and whet.
Can mean a heroic woman or a loud ill-tempered woman.
Just let me whet my knife, and I 'll get started.
You whet an appetite by smelling or tasting something that you really like.
because they have you as a child.