ill-natured

[il-ney-cherd]

adjective

1. having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.

   Synonyms: sour, gloomy, morose, sulky, petulant, cranky
   Antonyms: amiable, kindly

ill-natured

adjective

1. naturally unpleasant and mean

Other Word Forms

• ill-naturedly adverb
• ill-naturedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-natured¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Synonym Study

See cross.