ill humor
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noun
a disagreeable or surly mood.
Origin of ill humor
1First recorded in 1560–70
Other words from ill humor
- ill-humored, adjective
- ill-hu·mored·ly, adverb
- ill-hu·mored·ness, noun
Words Nearby ill humor
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How to use ill humor in a sentence
Philip, instead of being thankful for the present, was inclined to be in ill humor about it.
Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match | Francis C. WoodworthI was vexed, but my ill-humor seemed to add to her high spirits, and she talked away quite blithely.
A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler HarrisSteve had not as yet seen the uprooted garden, and consequently was still ignorant of her ill-humor.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong WorthingtonAmerica is in ill humor with France; on some points they have not entirely answered her expectations.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationHad I been dissatisfied with my retreat, my style and manner would have borne evident marks of my ill-humor.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
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