Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-tempered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: il-l-tem-pered
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of bad-tempered.

Example Sentences

"Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that can’t be done. Can you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have? Number Two: Sea Bass. Dr. Evil: Riiiight. Number Two: They are mutated sea bass. Dr. Evil: Really? Are they ill-tempered?"
"Spain’s acting prime minister, the socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, has a fresh, if fraught, shot at returning to power after his conservative rival Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his attempt to take office in an ill-tempered investiture debate that followed July’s inconclusive general election."

Etymology

From ill + tempered.

Inflected Forms

more ill-tempered (comparative) most ill-tempered (superlative)

Phrases

ill-temperedly ill-temperedness

Synonyms

bad-tempered crabbed crabby cross fussy grouchy grumpy

Questions

What does ill-tempered mean?: Synonym of bad-tempered.
Where does ill-tempered come from?: From ill + tempered.

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