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PRONUNCIATION OF BAD-TEMPERED

bad-tempered play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAD-TEMPERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bad-Tempered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BAD-TEMPERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bad-tempered in the English dictionary

The definition of bad-tempered in the dictionary is angry, irritable, or ungracious.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAD-TEMPERED

bad housekeeper
Bad Lands
bad mester
bad news
bad off
bad scran to
bad seed
bad trot
bad-mannered
bad-mouth
bada-bing
bada-bing bada-boom
Badajoz
Badakhshan
Badalona
badass
baddeleyite
badder
badderlocks
baddest

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAD-TEMPERED

considered
even-tempered
foul-tempered
good-tempered
hot-tempered
ill-tempered
kippered
pampered
quick-tempered
sharp-tempered
short-tempered
slippered
sweet-tempered
tapered
tempered
undistempered
unhampered
unpampered
untempered
well-tempered
zippered

Synonyms and antonyms of bad-tempered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BAD-TEMPERED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bad-tempered» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bad-tempered

Translation of «bad-tempered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAD-TEMPERED

Find out the translation of bad-tempered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bad-tempered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bad-tempered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脾气不好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de mal genio
570 millions of speakers

English

bad-tempered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَعَكِّر الـمِزاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal humorado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রগচটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avoir mauvais caractère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

panas baran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übellaunig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機嫌の悪い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기분이 상한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bad-tempered
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dễ nổi cáu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட-மனமுடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खराब-स्वभावयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötü huylu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irritabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wybuchowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irascibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακότροπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prikkelbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på dåligt humör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i dårlig humør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bad-tempered

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAD-TEMPERED»

The term «bad-tempered» is normally little used and occupies the 119.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAD-TEMPERED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bad-tempered» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bad-tempered» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bad-tempered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAD-TEMPERED»

Discover the use of bad-tempered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bad-tempered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Bad Tempered Gardener
"The story of [the author's] development as a thinking gardner and the creation with her husband, Charles Hawes, of their acclaimed garden in the Welsh borders, the Veddw."--Front jacket flap.
Anne Wareham, 2011
2
The Bad-Tempered Ladybird
In this board book edition of Eric Carle's humorous story about a bad-tempered ladybird, the concepts of time and size are explored through ingenious die cuts and glorious colour.
Eric Carle, 2012
3
The Clumsiest People in Europe: Or, Mrs. Mortimer's ...
Based on the real-life observations, prejudices, and opinions of Mrs.
Todd Pruzan, 2006
4
The Tale of the Bad-Tempered Ghost
Inadvertently releasing a poltergeist every time he gets mad, Danny fears his life is falling apart and turns for help to his new friend, Abby, in order to put the ghost to rest. Original.
V. E. Mitchell, 1997
5
The Clumsiest People in Europe: A Bad-Tempered Guide To The ...
' 'The Scotch will not take much trouble to please strangers.' In The Clumsiest People in Europe, Todd Pruzan has gathered together a selection of Mrs Mortimer's finest moments, celebrating the woman who turned ignorance into an art form.
Favell Lee Mortimer, Todd Pruzan, 2010
6
The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade
A group of babies stages a "protest crawl," in which they make their list of demands known to their parents in no uncertain terms: no bibs, no mashed peas, no frilly clothes.
Deborah Diesen, 2010
7
The Bad-tempered Man
In preparing this edition, the author aims to make accessible to readers some of the consummate sophistication in dramatic technique and use of language that once produced the question, "Menander and Life, which of you imitated the other?"
Menander (of Athens.), S. Ireland, 1995
8
Eddie: The Bad Tempered Teddy Bear
Eddie the bad tempered teddy bear is a picture book for pre-schoolers. It's a beautiful sunny day and Eddie having a relaxing stroll in the woods. Surely nothing could make him lose his temper and have a "Bearsplosion" today... Or could it?
Charles Griffiths, 2013
9
Jack Harvsterton: Distrustful and Bad-Tempered
Jack Harvsterton is a transporter.
Thomas Tralantry, 2012
10
Grimlaicus: Rule for Solitaries
Likewise, solitaries ought to be without offense, not impudent, not bad-tempered, not wine-drinkers, not big eaters, not physically violent, not double-tongued, not neophytes, and not avaricious for filthy gain.59 If we say first of all that solitaries ...
Grimlaicus, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAD-TEMPERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bad-tempered is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kyrgios out of Wimbledon after bad-tempered loss
Kyrgios, who has been in hot water with the umpires several times during the tournament, picked up another warning for swearing during the ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
2
Liverpool midfielder James Milner admits chance to play central …
A chance to win some silverware for the first time since 2012 is lost, as Chelsea prevail in a bad-tempered Capital One Cup semi-final. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Yook Sung Jae Has Changed HIs Thoughts About Marriage
In that drama he played the bad-tempered student Gong Tae Kwang. Hus character started out being a rebellious troublemaking student but his ... «KDramaStars, Jul 15»
4
Greece, money and morality
Bad-tempered defaults could take place at arm's length as has happened plenty of time. But a Greece in the Eurozone is a different matter. «The Commentator, Jul 15»
5
Bad-tempered moon
Maybe it's because there is a bright golden globe hanging in the night sky as I write this week's Unorganized Territory. Perhaps the moon is the ... «Cook County News Herald, Jul 15»
6
Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona winger Bobby Adekanye opts for …
A chance to win some silverware for the first time since 2012 is lost, as Chelsea prevail in a bad-tempered Capital One Cup semi-final. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
ECJ judge faces potential censure
The moves are the latest twist in increasingly bad-tempered attempts to reform the General Court, which handles the bulk of cases sent to the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Review: The Spitfire Grill Is a Slight, Sweet Snack
Effy, the bad-tempered town gossip who eventually reveals a softer and kinder side, is a cliché role, but Nancy Van Vleet makes it real and ... «Westword, Jul 15»
9
The Greek vote could leave Europe with a very hard choice to make
Instead, I'd expect another lengthy phase of bad-tempered negotiation and confusion. And if Greece votes 'no', the ball is in the eurozone's ... «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
10
Meet Stanislav Petrov – the cantankerous man who saved the world
He is fantastically rude and dismissive, curmudgeonly, bad-tempered, stubborn and frankly unpleasant. I adored him – and his scene meeting ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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