ill-humoredly
- a word derived from ill humor.
Example Sentences
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There were more than 5,000 people turned away, nine of whom took their disappointment so ill-humoredly that they were arrested for being disorderly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jasper laughed, not ill-humoredly, and went on, leading them on around Roke Knoll.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
"What set the father out wid talking I do' know?" she inquired a little ill-humoredly.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Jewett, Sarah Orne
"I don't know that this interests me much," interrupted Brady, ill-humoredly.
From The Lever A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana
"I don't care to know him," the guest replied, somewhat ill-humoredly, his restless eyes indicating that his thoughts had just returned from a journey out in the world somewhere, as they finally settled on Tug.
From The Mystery of the Locks by Howe, Edgar Watson
