| Main Entry: |
ill-natured |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
bad-tempered |
Synonyms: |
catty,
churlish, crabbed, crabby,
cross, crotchety, cussed,
dirty*,
disagreeable, disobliging, dyspeptic, hot-tempered, ill-humored,
irritable,
malevolent,
malicious,
mean,
nasty,
ornery*,
perverse,
petulant,
spiteful, sulky,
sullen,
surly,
temperamental, tempersome,
touchy,
unfriendly, unkind,
unpleasant
|
Antonyms: |
friendly, good-natured, good-tempered, nice, pleasant
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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