ill-humored

adjective

Having a bad temper.

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crustycurmudgeonlygruffill-humouredill-natured
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Meanings

adjectiveill-humored (comparative more ill-humored, superlative most ill-humored)

comparative more ill-humored · superlative most ill-humored · alternative ill-humoured

  1. Having a bad temper.
  2. Irritable in a surly manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebrusque and surly and forbidding

Similar
crustycurmudgeonlygruffill-humouredill-natured
Also see
crustycurmudgeonlygruffill-humouredmorosesullen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish malhumorado
  • malhumoradoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

ill-humored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humored

MLA

“ill-humored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humored. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-humored,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humored.

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