bad-tempered
[bad-tem-perd]
- cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered: a bad-tempered person.
Origin of bad-tempered
First recorded in 1920–25
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Contemporary Examples
The 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 TestsFrancis Spufford
October 13, 2013
And still, the bad-tempered second half did not yield a goal.
Historical Examples
Knowles was not bad-tempered, but he was a frequent cause of bad temper in other people.
Audrey CravenMay Sinclair
And he was so bad-tempered that the other giants called him Sharvan the Surly.
Irish Fairy TalesEdmond Leamy
He's a bad-tempered brute, and I wonder the squire keeps it.
A Final ReckoningG. A. Henty
He was determined not to be bad-tempered, and smiled good-naturedly.
Bird of ParadiseAda Leverson
My grandfather's horse was lean, hardy, and bad-tempered like himself.
MaupratGeorge Sand
bad-tempered
- angry, irritable, or ungracious
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