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    bad-tempered
    /ˌbadˈtɛmpəd/

    adjective

    • 1. easily annoyed or made angry: "seldom has there been a more naughty and bad-tempered child"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAD-TEMPERED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    becoming annoyed or angry very easily. (Definition of bad-tempered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bad-tempered. bad-tempered. He will not reveal the truth to her, but is abrupt and bad-tempered. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bad-temperedBad-tempered Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BAD-TEMPERED is easily annoyed or angered : having or showing a bad temper : surly, ill-tempered. How to use bad-tempered in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAD-TEMPERED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈbædˈtem·pərd / Add to word list. becoming annoyed or angry very easily. (Definition of bad-tempered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bad-tempered. bad-tempered.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bad-temperedBAD-TEMPERED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bad-tempered definition: cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered. See examples of BAD-TEMPERED used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAD-TEMPERED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are bad-tempered, you are not cheerful and get angry easily. I became bad-tempered and tearful whenever he mentioned it. American English : bad-tempered / bædˈtɛmpɛrd /

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bad-temperedBad-tempered - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Bad-tempered people are grouchy by nature, although you can have a bad-tempered day or an unusually bad-tempered reaction to some terrible news or a visit from your least favorite cousin. Your temper is your state of mind or your mood, so to be bad-tempered is to be in a bad mood.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › bad-temperedBAD-TEMPERED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    a bad-tempered person gets angry or annoyed easily: Sam's been bad-tempered recently , is something worrying him? (Definition of bad-tempered from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › bad-temperedBad-tempered - definition of bad-tempered by The Free Dictionary

    bad-tempered - annoyed and irritable. fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross. ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › bad-temperedbad-tempered - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of bad-tempered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › bad-temperedbad-tempered adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    often angry; in an angry mood She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. He sat in bad-tempered silence.