Definitions for ill-tempered
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ill′-tem′pered(adj.)
irritable; cranky; disagreeable.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of ill-tempered:
1600–05
Princeton's WordNet
crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered(adj)
annoyed and irritable
Wiktionary
ill-tempered(Adjective)
Having ill temper; being in a bad mood.
Webster Dictionary
Ill-tempered(adj)
of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome
Ill-tempered(adj)
unhealthy; ill-conditioned
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