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ill-tempered adj
showing bad temper; irritable ill-temperedly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ill-tempered adjective cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish He sounded like an ill-tempered child. cheerful, benign, good-natured, patient, pleasant, sweet-tempered, mild-mannered Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She wrote at great length the same day; cried profusely over her own epistolary composition; and was remarkably ill-tempered and snappish toward me, when we met in the evening. Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change. He passed for an Englishman, was agreeable, handsome, ill-tempered, hospitable and witty. |
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