What does ill-natured mean?
Definitions for ill-natured
ill-na·tured
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Princeton's WordNet
ill-naturedadjective
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Wiktionary
ill-naturedadjective
bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent
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ill-natured
Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band. They have released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records (Europe) and Prosthetic Records (USA/North America). Their name is inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.
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ill-natured
Ill-natured refers to an individual or behavior characterized by or revealing malice, meanness, or a disagreeable or unpleasant temperament. This typically involves expressing negativity, unkindness, bitterness, or hostility towards others.
Webster Dictionary
Ill-naturedadjective
of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person
Ill-naturedadjective
dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful
Ill-naturedadjective
intractable; not yielding to culture
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ill-natured in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ill-natured in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of ill-natured in a Sentence
An indiscreet man is more hurtful than an ill-natured one; for as the latter will only attack his enemies, and those he wishes ill to, the other injures indifferently both his friends and foes.
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man, who is neither capable of receiving pleasures, nor sensible of conferring them on others.
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