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trigger-happy definition

☆ trigger-happy (-hap′ē)

adjective

  1. inclined to resort to force rashly or irresponsibly
  2. ready to start a war at the slightest provocation; bellicose

Etymology: see happy,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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