Meanings
adjectiveill-humoured (comparative more ill-humoured, superlative most ill-humoured)
comparative more ill-humoured · superlative most ill-humoured
- UK standard spelling of ill-humored.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebrusque and surly and forbidding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
ill-humoured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humoured
MLA
“ill-humoured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humoured. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-humoured,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-humoured.
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