ill humour
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- ill-humoured adjective
- ill-humouredly adverb
Example Sentences
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Infection was so normal that some doctors believed “laudable pus” helped remove “ill humours”.
From The Guardian
He showed no ill humour, however, towards his brother, for having pressed him to undertake a useless enterprise, when, undoubtedly, he would have preferred being by the side of Marie de Clairvaut.
From Project Gutenberg
There," said he, "old Father, take this other gift from me, to get thee a pint of wine for evening-cup: thy talk has scared away my ill humour.
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Having put him in ill humour with this retort, she fled away rejoicing.
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"I think you can read people's thoughts," replied the prince, whose ill humour had gradually vanished.
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