ill-natured
[il-ney-cherd]
- having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
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Origin of ill-natured
First recorded in 1625–35
Synonyms for ill-natured
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Related Words for ill-natured
catty, churlish, crabby, cross, crotchety, dirty, disagreeable, dyspeptic, hot-tempered, irritable, malevolent, malicious, mean, nasty, ornery, perverse, petulant, spiteful, sulky, sullenExamples from the Web for ill-natured
Historical Examples of ill-natured
They would not trust my aunt without this ill-natured witness.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Notwithstanding her action in this matter, Lisa was not an ill-natured or callous woman.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
She was surprised that anybody should be so ill-natured as he was.
Is He Popenjoy?Anthony Trollope
She had understood well the ill-natured sarcasm of Miss Altifiorla.
Kept in the DarkAnthony Trollope
This is an ill-natured statement to send all over the Baltic.
Jane Austen, Her Life and LettersWilliam Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
ill-natured
- naturally unpleasant and mean
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