bad-tempered

[ bad-tem-perd ]

/ ˈbædˌtɛm pərd /

cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered: a bad-tempered person.

Origin of bad-tempered

First recorded in 1920–25

The result was therefore foul-mouthed and bad-tempered in proportion to the force it took to get through my wall of shyness.

Francis Spufford on How Atheists Put Religion Through All the Wrong Tests |Francis Spufford |October 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And still, the bad-tempered second half did not yield a goal.

Spain Achieves Its Destiny |Joshua Robinson |July 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The spoiled darling of success looked at us intently; and a most curious change came over his clever, bad-tempered face.

A Woman Named Smith |Marie Conway Oemler
At the time I only knew that Olszeski was bad-tempered, and I feared him like fire, and—well, every bad thing.

More Tales by Polish Authors |Various

It was very nice not to have to turn out in the morning and cook breakfast over a bad-tempered Primus.

Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan |Frances Halton Eva Hasell
So soon as they grow weak and bad-tempered, trouble and death come upon them.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells
My grandfather's horse was lean, hardy, and bad-tempered like himself.

Mauprat |George Sand

bad-tempered

angry, irritable, or ungracious