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ill-natured
[ il-ney-cherd ]
/ ˈɪlˈneɪ tʃərd /
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adjective
having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
OTHER WORDS FOR ill-natured
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Origin of ill-natured
First recorded in 1625–35
synonym study for ill-natured
OTHER WORDS FROM ill-natured
ill-na·tured·ly, adverbill-na·tured·ness, nounWords nearby ill-natured
ill-judged,
ill-kempt,
ill-looking,
ill-mannered,
ill nature,
ill-natured,
illness,
illocution,
illocutionary,
illogic,
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Words related to ill-natured
catty,
churlish,
crabbed,
crabby,
cross,
crotchety,
cussed,
dirty,
disagreeable,
disobliging,
dyspeptic,
hot-tempered,
ill-humored,
irritable,
malevolent,
malicious,
mean,
nasty,
ornery,
perverse How to use ill-natured in a sentence
They had rarely seen their own fathers carry small children unless their mothers were ill.
I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.
There is a procedure called “compassionate release” allowing terminally ill men to die at home.
These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.
"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.
British Dictionary definitions for ill-natured
adjective
naturally unpleasant and mean
Derived forms of ill-natured
ill-naturedly, adverbill-naturedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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