ill humour
noun
a disagreeable or sullen mood; bad temper
ill-humoured
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a word derived from
ill humour.
Example Sentences
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So she stood, slender and serious; yes, ill-humoured, and gazed upon the fourth person of the company, who was just then engaged in his performance.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
"That I certainly am not," was the somewhat ill-humoured answer.
From Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
At last a sleepy, ill-humoured voice said, "What is it?"
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
It was the inhabitants of the House in the Water who were moving about the pond, this retreat being occupied by their wounded and ill-humoured champion.
From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Charles Livingston Bull
Their chaff was not ill-humoured, and if matters had stood as they evidently imagined, Lucius could have borne it.
From Peter Binney A Novel by Archibald Marshall
