ill-tempered
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- ill-temperedly adverb
Example Sentences
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But the no-nonsense judge presiding over these often ill-tempered proceedings is desperate to stop them turning into a "public inquiry".
From BBC
She looked like an ill-tempered wedding cake with feet.
From Literature
In the Dodgers’ World Series run last season, Treinen was as vicious as an ill-tempered Doberman, going 2-0 with three saves, a 2.19 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times
For starters, this contest has been – to put it mildly – ill-tempered.
From BBC
The chancellor and shadow chancellor will face off in the Commons later for the first time since that ill-tempered exchange.
From BBC
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