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- DictionaryBad-tem·pered/ˈbadˌtempərd/
adjective
- 1. easily annoyed or made angry: "in a heat wave, many people become increasingly bad-tempered"
adjective. us / ˈbædˈtem·pərd / Add to word list. becoming annoyed or angry very easily. (Definition of bad-tempered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bad-tempered. bad-tempered. He will not reveal the truth to her, but is abrupt and bad-tempered. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
B2. A bad-tempered person becomes angry and annoyed easily: She's very bad-tempered in the mornings! Synonyms. crabby informal. grouchy informal. grumpy informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
The meaning of BAD-TEMPERED is easily annoyed or angered : having or showing a bad temper : surly, ill-tempered. How to use bad-tempered in a sentence.
Bad-tempered definition: cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered. See examples of BAD-TEMPERED used in a sentence.
a bad-tempered person gets angry or annoyed easily: Sam's been bad-tempered recently , is something worrying him? (Definition of bad-tempered from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily. He became bad-tempered and we argued constantly. They walked in bad-tempered silence. angry. Synonyms: irritable, cross, angry, tense More Synonyms of bad-tempered. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Bad-tempered people are grouchy by nature, although you can have a bad-tempered day or an unusually bad-tempered reaction to some terrible news or a visit from your least favorite cousin. Your temper is your state of mind or your mood, so to be bad-tempered is to be in a bad mood.
Definition of bad-tempered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is bad-tempered is not very cheerful and gets angry easily. When his headaches developed, Nick became bad-tempered and even violent. Synonyms: irritable , cross , angry , tense More Synonyms of bad-tempered
Bad-tempered definition: Having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable.
