I expected to find the professor rather ill-tempered at my interference, but I found him inclined to raillery.

I was admitted by a rather ill-tempered-looking housemaid, with a cap of obtrusive respectability and a spotless white apron.

Just then a horse's head looked over from the stall beyond; the ears were laid back, and the eye looked rather ill-tempered.

On returning, I had a heated discussion with our board, only succeeding in gaining the reputation of being rather ill-tempered and hard to please.

This man was a very large fellow, with a dark surly countenance-notexactly bad in expression, but ratherill-tempered-looking

'They are rather ill-tempered just now.

"You seem rather ill-tempered tonight," the dragon replied.