bad-tempered

Examples

• All

• Mama says you are sometimes bad-tempered.

  The White Countess (2005)

• After a long day at work, she became bad-tempered and snapped at everyone.

• But tell me, are all of your kind as bad-tempered as you are?

  Waterworld (1995)

• - Oh, shut up, you bad-tempered thing!

  A Taste of Honey (1961)

• In fact, he was bad-tempered and sometimes morose.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Maja and Michael are often bad-tempered.

  Academic text (1993)

• My petty ailments have made me bad-tempered.

  First Reformed (2018)

• The cows looked sulky and bad-tempered.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Very well, Kassim, as you’re so bad-tempered, no more writing today.

  Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

• You're a bad-tempered so-and-so, muttered Sheila; no wonder Mary left you for Tommy McCulloch.

  Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

G

grumpy

vsbad-tempered

76 1.7

Easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is about a recurring tendency to become irritated rather than just moodiness

I

irritable

vsbad-tempered

32 3.7

Quick to become annoyed or angry

is a general tendency to show irritation rather than momentary impatience

F

fussy

vsbad-tempered

24 3.9

Easily annoyed and hard to please about small things

is about becoming annoyed broadly rather than picky dissatisfaction with details

C

crabby

vsbad-tempered

• Informal

24 5.4

Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is the broader tendency to become annoyed rather than occasional moodiness

O

ornery

vsbad-tempered

• Informal

22 8.5

Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with

is about becoming easily annoyed rather than stubbornness or difficulty

G

grouchy

vsbad-tempered

19 3.9

Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood

describes the general tendency to become angry rather than simple grumpiness

C

cantankerous

vsbad-tempered

9 8.6

Gets angry easily and often argues with people

is focused on frequent annoyance rather than being especially quarrelsome

H

hot-tempered

vsbad-tempered

5 5.1

Quick to become angry

describes frequent irritation tendency rather than extreme rapid anger

I

irascible

vsbad-tempered

• Formal

5 8.6

Quick to become angry, often at small things

highlights general irritability rather than a clinical tendency to provoke anger

S

short-tempered

vsbad-tempered

4 4.2

Quick to get angry or easily annoyed

is about often showing irritation rather than the speed of getting angry

I

ill-tempered

vsbad-tempered

4 5.7

Easily annoyed and quick to get angry

focuses on frequent tendency to become irritated rather than broad unpleasantness

Q

quick-tempered

vsbad-tempered

1 6.0

To become angry quickly and easily

is a general tendency to be easily annoyed rather than sudden anger specifically

C

choleric

vsbad-tempered

1 9.6

Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered

is about habitual irritability rather than especially fierce anger

C

chippy

vsbad-tempered

• UK

1 9.1

Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended

is the general habit of becoming annoyed rather than a defensive sensitivity

C

cross

vsbad-tempered

1 2.2

Feeling slightly angry or annoyed

describes a repeated tendency to become irritated rather than a temporary state

S

stroppy

vsbad-tempered

• UK

1 9.8

Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful

is the general tendency to show irritation rather than deliberate difficult behaviour

C

crabbed

vsbad-tempered

• Archaic

1 8.6

Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way

is the general habit of becoming irritated rather than a fixed manner

S

splenitive

vsbad-tempered

• Archaic

1 9.9

Quick to become angry or take offense

is the broader habit of becoming annoyed rather than sensitivity to offence

I

ill-humored

vsbad-tempered

• US

1 7.0

Being often in a bad mood and unfriendly

is the broader tendency to become annoyed rather than unfriendly behaviour specifically

W

waspy

vsbad-tempered

8.8

Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others

is mainly about showing irritation rather than added spitefulness or sharpness

I

ill-natured

vsbad-tempered

7.4

Being easily annoyed and often unkind to others

is focused on frequent irritation rather than general unkindness

C

crankish

vsbad-tempered

8.3

Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way

is the simple tendency to become annoyed rather than strange conduct

Antonyms

E

easygoing

22 2.6

Being calm and relaxed and not easily upset

G

good-natured

19 2.4

Being friendly, cheerful, and easy to get along with

How Irritable

explosive

233 4.6

short-tempered

4 4.2

bad-tempered

3 3.5

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology