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bad or irritable disposition.[1595-1605]
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Ill temper — 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 temper — noun a persisting angry mood • Syn: ↑bad temper • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑choler, ↑ire • Hyponyms: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ill-temper — n. Moroseness, sullenness, sulkiness, crabbedness, crossness, perverseness, bad temper. See ill nature … New dictionary of synonyms
ill temper — n irascibility, waspishness, peevishness, spleen, bile, choler; crossness, crabbedness, crabbiness, crankiness, grouchiness, grumpiness; moodiness, sulkiness, gloominess, sullenness, moroseness; bitterness, acerbity, asperity, sourness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ill temper — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. petulance, animosity, indignation; see anger , hatred 2 , resentment … English dictionary for students
ill temper — /ɪl ˈtɛmpə/ (say il tempuh) noun bad disposition …
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 sense;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ill at ease — 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 blood — 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 breeding — 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
