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Meanings of ill-natured in English

Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.

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        Examples for "good-natured"
        Examples for "good-natured"
        1
        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
        3
        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
        1
        His wholesome frankness disarmed ill-natured opponents; his generosity made them fast friends.
        Stephen A. Douglas: A Study in American Politics
        2
        The governor of the town was a morose, surly, and ill-natured man.
        Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa, ...
        3
        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
        5
        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
        8
        Don't you think we might go in; or would it be ill-natured?
        The Small House at Allington
        9
        He was a selfish man, but he was not unkind or ill-natured.
        The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
        10
        One was a small slim man, about fifty, with sharp, ill-natured features.
        The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
        11
        Try to say something ill-natured that 'the other one's' not said already.
        The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
        12
        The sons would not go to woo Dame Betsy's homely, ill-natured daughters.
        Young Lucretia and Other Stories
        13
        One old woman at the back was like an ill-natured organ-grinder's ape.
        The half-made world
        14
        And mankind is envious and ill-natured, more particularly in and about the garrisons.
        The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
        15
        It finally came to rest on the last topic, that is, ill-natured gossip.
        Android Karenina
        16
        I find this letter is both too long and too ill-natured.
        Forty-Six Years in the Army
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