bad-tempered
1bad-tempered — bad tem|pered [ ,bæd tempərd ] adjective * someone who is bad tempered easily becomes annoyed or angry a. used about people s behavior: He gave her a bad tempered scowl. b. used about situations or events where people behave in a bad tempered way …
2bad-tempered — adj BrE someone who is bad tempered becomes easily annoyed and talks in an angry way to people = ↑irritable ▪ Why are you so bad tempered today? …
3bad-tempered — /bad tem peuhrd/, adj. cross; cranky; surly; ill tempered: a bad tempered person. [1920 25] * * * …
4bad-tempered — [bad′tem΄pərd] adj. having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable …
5bad-tempered — index fractious, perverse, petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6bad-tempered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily angered …
7bad-tempered — adj. having a bad temper; irritable; easily annoyed. Derivatives: bad temperedly adv. * * * adj [more bad tempered; most bad tempered] : easily annoyed or angered : ↑ill tempered a bad tempered old man * * * ˌbad ˈtempered [bad tempered] …
8bad-tempered */ — UK [ˌbæd ˈtempə(r)d] / US [ˌbæd ˈtempərd] adjective someone who is bad tempered easily becomes annoyed or angry a) used about people s behaviour He gave her a bad tempered scowl. b) used about situations or events where people behave in a bad… …
9bad-tempered — ADJ GRADED Someone who is bad tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily. When his headaches developed Nick became bad tempered and even violent... They walked in bad tempered silence. Syn: irritable …
10bad-tempered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ make sb ▪ It is his illness that makes him bad temper …
