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[ bad-tem-perd ] / ˈbædˌtɛm pərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bad-tempered ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered: a bad-tempered person. Origin of bad-temperedFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby bad-temperedBadoglio, bad paper, Badr, bad seed, bad taste, bad-tempered, bad time, bad trip, bad trot, bae, Baeck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bad-temperedThe result was therefore foul-mouthed and bad-tempered in proportion to the force it took to get through my wall of shyness. Francis Spufford on How Atheists Put Religion Through All the Wrong Tests|Francis Spufford|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST And still, the bad-tempered second half did not yield a goal. Spain Achieves Its Destiny|Joshua Robinson|July 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST The spoiled darling of success looked at us intently; and a most curious change came over his clever, bad-tempered face. A Woman Named Smith|Marie Conway Oemler At the time I only knew that Olszeski was bad-tempered, and I feared him like fire, and—well, every bad thing. More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
It was very nice not to have to turn out in the morning and cook breakfast over a bad-tempered Primus. Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan|Frances Halton Eva Hasell So soon as they grow weak and bad-tempered, trouble and death come upon them. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells My grandfather's horse was lean, hardy, and bad-tempered like himself.
British Dictionary definitions for bad-tempered
adjectiveangry, irritable, or ungracious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bad-temperedcantankerous, surly, waspish, atrabilious, snarly, splenetic |