Ill-natured
Ill-natured adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Usage example: an ill-natured and unpleasant old horse that sometimes bites
Ill-humored is a synonym for ill-natured in bad-tempered topic. In some cases you can use "Ill-humored" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-natured".
Ill-humored
Ill-humored adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Usage example: an ill-humored person should probably not take a job that requires dealing with the public
Ill-natured is a synonym for ill-humored in difficult topic. You can use "Ill-natured" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-humored".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- gruff and ill-natured
- gruff and ill-humored
- irritable and ill-natured
- irritable and ill-humored
- cranky and ill-natured
- cranky and ill-humored
- ill-tempered and ill-natured
- ill-tempered and ill-humored
- disagreeable and ill-natured
- disagreeable and ill-humored
- surly and ill-natured
- surly and ill-humored
- testy and ill-natured
- testy and ill-humored
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