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ill-tem·pered

(ĭl′tĕm′pərd)

adj.

Having a bad temper; irritable.

ill′-tem′pered·ly adv.

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ill-tempered

adj

showing bad temper; irritable

ˌill-ˈtemperedly adv

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ill′-tem′pered

adj.

irritable; cranky; disagreeable.

[1600–05]

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Adj. 1. [画像:ill-tempered - annoyed and irritable]ill-tempered - annoyed and irritable

bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, cross

ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

ill-tempered

adjective cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish He sounded like an ill-tempered child.
cheerful, benign, good-natured, patient, pleasant, sweet-tempered, mild-mannered

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ill-tempered

adjective

Having or showing a bad temper:

bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.

Informal: crabby, mean.

Idiom: out of sorts.

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ill-tempered

[ˈɪlˈtempəd] ADJ [person] → de mal genio ; [remark, tone etc] → malhumorado

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ill-tempered

a. de mal carácter, de mal genio.

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