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BAD-TEMPERED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bad-tempered mean?
• BAD-TEMPERED (adjective)
The adjective BAD-TEMPERED has 1 sense:
1. annoyed and irritable
Familiarity information: BAD-TEMPERED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annoyed and irritable
Synonyms:
bad-tempered; crabbed; crabby; cross; fussy; grouchy; grumpy; ill-tempered
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Context examples
For she knew that in the lynx's lair was a litter of kittens, and she knew the lynx for a fierce, bad-tempered creature and a terrible fighter.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The cook was bad-tempered, the old coachman was deaf, and Esther the only one who ever took any notice of the young lady.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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