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PRONUNCIATION OF ILL-TEMPERED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-TEMPERED

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

WHAT DOES ILL-TEMPERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-tempered in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-tempered in the dictionary is showing bad temper; irritable.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-TEMPERED

ill-humoured
ill-humouredly
ill-informed
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-manneredly
ill-natured
ill-naturedly
ill-naturedness
ill-nourished
ill-omened
ill-prepared
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-suited
ill-temperedly
ill-timed
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-use

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-TEMPERED

bad-tempered
considered
even-tempered
foul-tempered
good-tempered
hot-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 ill-tempered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILL-TEMPERED»

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

Translation of «ill-tempered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL-TEMPERED

Find out the translation of ill-tempered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill-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 «ill-tempered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脾气暴躁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malhumorado
570 millions of speakers

English

ill-tempered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार स्वभाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء المزاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сварливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal-humorado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুস্বভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mal trempé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übellaunig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪い強化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프 강화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay quạu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான மனமுடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırçın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di cattivo umore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zirytowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сварливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prost temperat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακή - μετριάζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humeurig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

argsint
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Temperaments
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-tempered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TEMPERED»

The term «ill-tempered» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TEMPERED» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-TEMPERED»

Discover the use of ill-tempered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-tempered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ill Tempered String Quartet: A Vademecum for the Amateur ...
Witty and practical, this book is for amateur string instrument players who want to play quartets and other forms of chamber music. It covers everything. The long chapter discussing the "literature" is exceptionally valuable.
Lester Chafetz, 2005
2
Straight and Devious Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood
As Table 2 reveals, childhood ill-temperedness is coherently correlated with personality attributes across the life span. Ill-tempered boys are described 20 years later as undercontrolled, irritable, and moody. In addition, they are described as ...
Lee N. Robins, Michael Rutter, 1992
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Tales of Pollard Oklahoma by Those Who Lived There
So far as I know that was the end of the ill-tempered lawman's career. The ill- tempered man had an ill-tempered son. He was a carbon copy of his father except 25 years younger. He was a “tough” before he went to the army. When he came ...
Micki Nellis, 2004
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Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and ...
Ill-tempered children tend to have difficulties later in life, including relationship instability, divorce, and lower overall achievement. Ill-tempered male children become men who find their job statuses particularly unstable. 1 1 1 -tempered female ...
W. John Livesley, 2001
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Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology
For instance, ill-tempered males from middle-class backgrounds demonstrated a progressive deterioration of socioeconomic status that rendered them indistinguishable from their working-class peers by midlife. In addition, they were less likely ...
Irving B. Weiner, Donald K. Freedheim, 2003
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
ill-tempered. market, bootleg; Law malfeasant. antonyms lawful, legal. 2 an illicit love affair: taboo, forbidden, impermissible, unacceptable, adulterous; secret, clandestine, furtive. antonyms aboveboard. illimitable adjective the options seemed ...
‎2012
7
Roughing it in the Bush: Or, Life in Canada
My mother was an ill-tempered woman, and ruled my father, who was a confoundedly severe, domineering man. I was born in an ill- temper. I was an ill- tempered child ; I grew up an ill-tempered man. I feel worse than ill-tempered now, and ...
Susanna Moodie, 1852
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Parents Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not the ...
When they joined the military (as did 70 percent of all the boys because they came of age during the Korean War), ill-tempered boys achieved lower ranks. The work history of ill-tempered boys was more erratic than that of their even- tempered ...
James Garbarino, Claire Bedard, 2002
9
Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective a disagreeable, ill-natured girl: mean, nasty, spiteful, malicious, disagreeable, bitter, poisonous, venomous; ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill- humoured, moody, irritable, irascible, surly, sullen, peevish, petulant, cross, fractious, crabbed ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
10
Ethology and Human Development
Interview assessment showed that the previously ill- tempered boys were more under-controlled, moody and irritable than their even-tempered peers as adults. Path analysis revealed a direct link between being ill-tempered as a child and an  ...
John Archer, 1992

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill-tempered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lessons From the Past | The American Spectator
Ill-tempered Greeks rattle a tin cup — desperate for another handout from the European Union but feeling far more anger than gratitude toward ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Local theater company brings heartfelt, Southern story to life …
... dispenses shampoos and advice to the wealthy, ill-tempered Ouiser (Kathleen Seconder), eccentric millionaire Miss Clairee (Kirsten Benson) ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
3
Learning in the ring : Dunn County News - Chippewa Herald
"I had one of the most ill-tempered and overall malicious pigs that I have ever had to deal with," Weiske said. "A majority of the show was spent ... «Chippewa Herald, Jul 15»
4
Pasadena Weekly - Cuteness Overload
... vignettes, we observe their well-meaning but hilariously botched attempts to serve a wide variety of ill-tempered masters throughout history. «Pasadena Weekly, Jul 15»
5
'Sanchez is mentally weak' | Free Press Journal
Chile defeated Uruguay 1-0, Securing a late goal in an ill-tempered game. “We talked during the match, but what happens on the pitch, stays ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
6
It's not psychology, it's you: Don't blame behavior on 'disease …
I thought “Theodore Dalrymple” sounded old-fashioned and ill-tempered. Q: You lead with Shakespeare's King Lear saying mental illness is ... «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
7
Bill Cosby, public moralist, silenced
The view from this corner was — and still is — that Cosby's harangues were often ill-tempered and overly broad, but they nevertheless spoke a ... «Hays Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Sanchez is mentally weak: Uruguayan defender
Chile defeated Uruguay 1-0, Securing a late goal in an ill-tempered game. "We talked during the match, but what happens on the pitch, stays ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
9
Jordan Spieth is chasing Grand Slam that has eluded golf's greats
He was two strokes back going into Saturday, when his tee time was 2:30. At 2 o'clock, a storm as ill-tempered as a dozen Calibans raced in ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
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Should Bill Cosby take Heathcliff Huxtable down with him?
Still, the actor's exhortations to the black community “spoke a valuable truth”, writes columnist Leonard Pitts, as “ill-tempered and overly broad ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

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