ill temper
noun
bad or irritable disposition.
ill-temperedly
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a word derived from
ill temper.
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a word derived from
ill-tempered.
ill-temperedadjectiveshowing bad temper; irritable
Example Sentences
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This allusion to his repetitions of himself, though not meant ill-temperedly, he didn't very much relish.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
Paul frowned ill-temperedly, and began scratching at his arm.
From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
Big wolf dogs skulked here and there, looking for bits of refuse, snapping and snarling ill-temperedly at each other.
From Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale by Dillon Wallace
"Some have the right to call me Luka, but for you I am Luka Kouzmitch," replied rather ill-temperedly a small, feeble convict with a pointed nose.
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Ranny Phelps bit his lip, glared ill-temperedly, and then subsided.
From Under Boy Scout Colors by Joseph Bushnell Ames
