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a disagreeable or surly mood.[1560-70]
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Ill humor — Ill Ill ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill humor — n. a disagreeable, cross, or sullen mood or state of mind ill humored adj. ill humoredly adv … English World dictionary
ill humor — index umbrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill humor — noun an angry and disagreeable mood • Syn: ↑ill humour, ↑distemper • Ant: ↑good humor • Hypernyms: ↑temper, ↑mood, ↑humor, ↑humour … Useful english dictionary
ill humor — ill′ hu′mor n. a disagreeable or surly mood • Etymology: 1560–70 ill′ hu′mored, adj. ill′ hu′mored•ly, adv. ill′ hu′mored•ness, n … From formal English to slang
ill-humor — n. Fretfulness, peevishness, petulance, testiness, ill temper … New dictionary of synonyms
ill humor — n bad mood, temper, huff, tiff, miff, pet, fume, pique, Inf. stew, Archaic. pucker; rage, passion; touchiness, testiness, thin skinnedness, fret fulness, petulance; irritability, curtness, tartness, sharpness; ill temper, irascibility,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ill humor — noun a) bad temper b) irritability or surliness Syn: bad mood, bad temper, crankiness, hump, spleen … Wiktionary
ill-humor — Synonyms and related words: Faustianism, argumentativeness, cold comfort, combativeness, contentiousness, disappointment, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disgruntlement, disputatiousness, dissatisfaction, dissatisfiedness, divine… … Moby Thesaurus
ill humor — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. moodiness, testiness, irritability; see anger , annoyance 1 , gloom 2 … English dictionary for students
