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Meanings of
ill-tempered
in English
Annoyed and irritable.
cross
grumpy
fussy
crabbed
grouchy
crabby
bad-tempered
Related terms
ill-natured
Usage of
ill-tempered
in English
1
Visitors considered Roman drivers
ill
-
tempered
,
short of patience, and heavy of foot.
2
Bolsover, meanwhile, snarled over the matter in
ill-tempered
conclaves in the play-ground.
3
The final match of the
ill
-
tempered
series begins in Johannesburg on Friday.
4
Perhaps he feels the disgrace and it makes him rude and
ill-tempered
.
5
Behind me, I heard that porch board give out its
ill
-
tempered
squeal.
6
It put on an
ill-tempered
look at every development of the nation.
7
The Queen affected to be good-humoured, and yet was never more
ill-tempered
.
8
But your reverence does not know how cross and
ill-tempered
I was.
9
She opened the door, which met her entrance with an
ill-tempered
jangle.
10
I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something
ill-tempered
.
11
Never had she felt so weak, so
ill-tempered
,
so devoid of self-reliance.
12
Do you know, Carr, I think I am growing
ill-tempered
from trouble.
13
Guinea fowls fretted about, like
ill-tempered
housewives, with their peevish, discontented cry.
14
Sometimes you see a man who is fiery, cross,
ill
-
tempered
and surly.
15
Every
ill
-
tempered
film conversation eventually gets around to calling up his name.
16
I'm sure if anyone has cause to be
ill-tempered
it's poor me.'
Other examples for "ill-tempered"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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ill-tempered
Adjective
Frequent collocations
so ill-tempered
very ill-tempered
more ill-tempered
rather ill-tempered
ill-tempered brute
More collocations
Ill-tempered
through the time
Ill-tempered
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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