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ill-na·tured
 ill-natured
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- pronunciation:
- Il
neI
ch
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adjective |
| definition: |
showing a disagreeable temperament; bad-tempered; nasty.
- synonyms:
- bad-tempered, cantankerous, cranky, cross, grouchy, irascible, peevish, quarrelsome, surly, testy
- antonyms:
- good-humored, good-natured, sweet
- similar words:
- choleric, contentious, crotchety, dour, fractious, grumpy, irritable, nasty, splenetic, touchy
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| related words: |
cantankerous, malicious, sullen |
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| derivation: |
ill-naturedly (adv.) |
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