Meanings
adjectiveill-natured (comparative more ill-natured, superlative most ill-natured)
comparative more ill-natured · superlative most ill-natured
- Having a bad nature, whether
- Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
Synonyms: bad-tempered
- Synonym of malevolent: wishing bad upon others.
Synonyms: malevolent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
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adjectiveSynonym of malevolent: wishing bad upon others.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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Opposite
Also see
angryatrabiliousbad-naturedbad-temperedbiliousbristlycantankerouscholericchurlishcrabbedcrabbycrankycrosscrotchetycrustycurmudgeonlycurrishdarkdisagreeabledourdyspepticevilfractiousfussygloweringglumgrouchygruffgrumpyhotheadedhot-temperedhuffishill-humoredill-humouredill-temperedirascibleirritableliverishmisanthropicmisanthropicalmisogynisticmisogynousmoodymorosenaggingnettlesomeornerypeckishpeevishpettishpetulantpricklyquick-temperedsaturninescratchyshirtyshort-temperedshrewishsnappishsnappy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian проклет
- проклет (proklet)characteristically angered
Finnish pahaluontoinen
- pahaluontoinencharacteristically angered
Greek αναποδιάρης
- αναποδιάρης (anapodiáris)characteristically angered
Polish złośliwy, nieprzyjemny
- złośliwycharacteristically angered
- nieprzyjemnycharacteristically angered
Cite this entry
APA
ill-natured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-natured
MLA
“ill-natured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-natured. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-natured,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-natured.
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