Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
Antonyms
Examples for "good-natured"
Examples for "good-natured"
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I mean in the way of being so very good-natured and kind.
2
Rowley is the finest gentleman in his kingdom, and the most good-natured.
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And as was natural, a heap of good-natured chaffing was indulged in.
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Sir Owen led the good-natured laughter and applause; lords and ladies, Q.C.
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The fun the party had was good-natured sport for the most part.
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His wholesome frankness disarmed ill-natured opponents; his generosity made them fast friends.
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The governor of the town was a morose, surly, and ill-natured man.
3
Well, it was ill-natured of Rashleigh to tell this tale on me.
4
This time his smile was a grin, but it was not ill-natured.
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They are not ill-natured, although they are vulgar and usually rather ill-bred.
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McCrae inquired, with a slight flavour of irony that was not ill-natured.
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They had no desire to spread scandal, no desire to be ill-natured.
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Don't you think we might go in; or would it be ill-natured?
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He was a selfish man, but he was not unkind or ill-natured.
10
One was a small slim man, about fifty, with sharp, ill-natured features.
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Try to say something ill-natured that 'the other one's' not said already.
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The sons would not go to woo Dame Betsy's homely, ill-natured daughters.
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One old woman at the back was like an ill-natured organ-grinder's ape.
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And mankind is envious and ill-natured, more particularly in and about the garrisons.
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It finally came to rest on the last topic, that is, ill-natured gossip.
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I find this letter is both too long and too ill-natured.
