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Meanings of ill-natured in English

Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.

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Examples for "good-natured"
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I mean in the way of being so very good-natured and kind.
Dr. Wortle's School
2
Rowley is the finest gentleman in his kingdom, and the most good-natured.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
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And as was natural, a heap of good-natured chaffing was indulged in.
The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island
4
Sir Owen led the good-natured laughter and applause; lords and ladies, Q.C.
Penelope's English Experiences / Being Extracts from the Commonp...
5
The fun the party had was good-natured sport for the most part.
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp; Or, The Mystery of Ida Bellethorn...
Usage of ill-natured in English
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His wholesome frankness disarmed ill-natured opponents; his generosity made them fast friends.
Stephen A. Douglas: A Study in American Politics
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The governor of the town was a morose, surly, and ill-natured man.
Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa, ...
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Well, it was ill-natured of Rashleigh to tell this tale on me.
Rob Roy — Volume 01
4
This time his smile was a grin, but it was not ill-natured.
Empire Builders
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They are not ill-natured, although they are vulgar and usually rather ill-bred.
The Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts
6
McCrae inquired, with a slight flavour of irony that was not ill-natured.
The Inside of the Cup — Volume 01
7
They had no desire to spread scandal, no desire to be ill-natured.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property
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Don't you think we might go in; or would it be ill-natured?
The Small House at Allington
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He was a selfish man, but he was not unkind or ill-natured.
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
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One was a small slim man, about fifty, with sharp, ill-natured features.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
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Try to say something ill-natured that 'the other one's' not said already.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
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The sons would not go to woo Dame Betsy's homely, ill-natured daughters.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
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One old woman at the back was like an ill-natured organ-grinder's ape.
The half-made world
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And mankind is envious and ill-natured, more particularly in and about the garrisons.
The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
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It finally came to rest on the last topic, that is, ill-natured gossip.
Android Karenina
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I find this letter is both too long and too ill-natured.
Forty-Six Years in the Army
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