adjective · common

trigger-happy

trigger-happy · more trigger-happy · most trigger-happy

насильницький, насильний

неистовый, жестокий, насильственный

leicht auf achtzig, unüberlegt, impulsiv, schießwütig

Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately…Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.

Meaning

2 senses

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.
schießwütig, schießfreudig
(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.
He was so trigger-happy that he wheeled and punched me when I brushed by him in the hall.
impulsiv, unüberlegt, leicht auf achtzig
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid