bad-tempered

[ bad-tem-perd ]
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adjective
  1. cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered: a bad-tempered person.

Origin of bad-tempered

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First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for bad-tempered

bad-tempered

adjective
  1. angry, irritable, or ungracious

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