What is another word for ill-tempered?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɪltˈɛmpəd], [ ˈɪltˈɛmpəd], [ ˈɪ_l_t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_d]
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Similar words for ill-tempered:
- angry (adjective)
- churlish (adjective)
- crabby (adjective)
- crabby/crabbed (adjective)
- cross (adjective)
- grouchy (adjective)
- irritable (adjective)
- mean (adjective)
- moody (adjective)
- morose (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- short-tempered (adjective)
- sour (adjective)
- bad-tempered (noun)
- crabbed (noun)
- crabby (noun)
- cross (noun)
- fussy (noun)
- grumpy (noun)
- ill-natured (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- ill-humored
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Ill-tempered:
adj.
• angry (adjective) • churlish (adjective)- dis courteous,
- dis-courteous,
- un civil,
- un cultured,
- un-cultured,
- most unneighborly,
- most clodhopping,
- un-civilized,
- more unneighborly,
- most cussed,
- oafish,
- most cloddish,
- more cloddish,
- un-mannerly,
- more clodhopping,
- most lowbred,
- un sociable,
- un-neighborly,
- un-polished,
- un neighborly,
- un mannerly,
- un-sociable,
- un civilized,
- gruff,
- more lowbred,
- more cussed,
- un-civil,
- un polished.
- more ill humored,
- more illhumored,
- more nastytempered,
- mis anthropic,
- illhumored,
- badtempered,
- nastytempered,
- most ill-humored,
- most illhumored,
- gloomy,
- nasty tempered,
- most nasty-tempered,
- most crabbed,
- ill-humored,
- more ill-humored,
- ill humored,
- bad tempered,
- most nasty tempered,
- most nastytempered,
- more difficult,
- most ill humored,
- more nasty tempered,
- mis-anthropic,
- more nasty-tempered.
- dis-agreeable,
- faultfinding,
- more pettish,
- quicktempered,
- dis agreeable,
- quick tempered,
- most pettish,
- out humor,
- most caviling,
- more caviling.
- toucher,
- lowdown and dirty,
- low-down dirty,
- liverish,
- the lowest,
- low-down and dirty,
- hardnosed,
- snide,
- ornery.
- down the mouth,
- down dumps,
- most moping,
- down mouth,
- out sorts,
- more moping,
- in huff,
- introspective,
- down the dumps.
- having the blahs,
- in doldrums,
- short-fused,
- mean,
- shrewish,
- unneighborly,
- waspish,
- grouchy,
- out of humor,
- hottempered,
- moody,
- sour,
- short fused,
- perversive,
- in bad mood,
- in a bad mood,
- peckish,
- Chuffy,
- having blue devils,
- down in dumps,
- down in mouth,
- hotblooded,
- short-tempered,
- nasty-tempered,
- pettish,
- Clodhopping,
- in the doldrums,
- hot,
- cloddish,
- singing the blues,
- churlish,
- cross,
- angry,
- down in the dumps,
- lowbred,
- Mumpish,
- in blue funk,
- in a huff.
n.
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- irritable,
- attitude,
- peevish,
- out of sorts,
- disagreeable,
- ugly,
- surly,
- testy,
- snappy,
- nasty.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
• ill-humored • Other relevant words (noun):- Piqued,
- feral,
- and Irish cranky,
- unsociable,
- displeased,
- cold,
- volatile,
- cool,
- irritated,
- huffish,
- peeved,
- bloody-minded,
- discontent,
- censorious,
- scrappy,
- discontented,
- cold-blooded,
- antisocial,
- disappointed,
- on edge,
- truculent,
- brooding,
- impolite,
- scathing,
- belligerent,
- dreary,
- curmudgeonly,
- bellicose,
- tetchy,
- perverse,
- Uncourtly,
- brusque,
- finicky,
- thwartwise,
- wrathful,
- browned off,
- lugubrious,
- ill-humoured,
- impulsive,
- bad,
- tart,
- uncivil,
- abusive,
- warlike,
- bleak,
- sulking,
- high-keyed,
- unfriendly,
- aggressive,
- obstreperous,
- currish,
- acrimonious,
- arrogant,
- bitching,
- funereal,
- harsh,
- insensitive,
- Short-spoken,
- bad-natured,
- prickly,
- put out,
- grim,
- excitable,
- finical,
- picky,
- crusty,
- barbarous,
- acid,
- depressing,
- violent,
- cheesed off,
- glum,
- cruel,
- uncooperative,
- malevolent,
- embittered,
- unpleasant,
- edgy,
- hot-blooded,
- blunt,
- antagonistic,
- criticizing,
- rusty,
- critical,
- highly strung,
- argumentative,
- short,
- bitter,
- vixenish,
- in high dudgeon,
- fierce,
- dismal,
- disobliging,
- obnoxious,
- bilious,
- grumpish,
- transversal,
- acerbic,
- exasperated,
- hostile,
- in a pique,
- inconsiderate,
- transverse,
- rough,
- disgruntled,
- depressed,
- malcontent,
- hypercritical,
- murmuring,
- ferocious,
- discourteous,
- dour,
- bad-mannered,
- contentious,
- captious,
- contrary,
- pugnacious,
- virulent,
- pedantic,
- detached,
- Fault-finding,
- impudent,
- Cavilling,
- abrupt,
- grousing,
- stroppy,
- Pouting,
- unhappy,
- particular,
- impatient,
- cross-grained,
- dissatisfied,
- ill-mannered,
- combative,
- vexed,
- curt,
- busy,
- fed up,
- complaining,
- caustic,
- sombre,
- dry,
- carping,
- dyspeptic,
- over-particular,
- sulky,
- shocking,
- savage,
- whining.
How to use "Ill-tempered" in context?
Most people describe someone who is "ill-tempered" as being very angry and easily offended. Ill-tempered people often get angry very quickly, and they mayreact to normal things in life very angrily or unacceptably. It can be difficult to get along with someone who isill-tempered, because they are often not willing to listen or cooperate.
It's not always easy to figure out why someone is ill-tempered, because there may be no clear trigger. It might simply be a result of being constantly angry or frustrated, or it could be a result of some difficult or traumatic event.
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