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ill temper

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noun

bad or irritable disposition.

Origin of ill temper

First recorded in 1595–1605

OTHER WORDS FROM ill temper

ill-tem·pered, adjective ill-tem·pered·ly, adverb ill-tem·pered·ness, noun

Words nearby ill temper

ill fame, ill feeling, ill humor, ill humour, ill nature, ill temper, ill will, ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an, ill-advised, ill-affected, ill-assorted

Example sentences from the Web for ill-tempered

How wrong is the Tea Party, irate and ill-tempered as it may be, in its critique of government operations?

Obama’s 2012 Campaign Prepped for Disaster. Obamacare Didn’t. |Lloyd Green |October 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He is largely viewed as an ill-tempered, stodgy government bureaucrat.

Britain's Version of 'Yes We Can' |Mark McKinnon |April 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Would that not a single cross or ill-tempered wife were left in the world!

The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
The partner with the ill-tempered eyebrows wanted to know what my reasons were.

The Law and the Lady |Wilkie Collins

His genial Irish smile, when in action, concealed the ill-tempered lines of his thin old face.

Beyond The Rocks |Elinor Glyn
For several months, Andros gave the Northern colonies a taste of ill-tempered despotism.

History of the United States |Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
She was not avaricious, nor intriguing, nor ill-tempered, nor unjust.

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for ill-tempered (1 of 2)

ill-tempered

adjective

showing bad temper; irritable

Derived forms of ill-tempered

ill-temperedly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for ill-tempered (2 of 2)

ill temper

noun

bad temper; irritability