bad-tempered
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bad-tempered
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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He chose that particular name because “it conjured up someone old-fashioned and bad-tempered lamenting the state of the world through the window of a London club while clutching his glass of port.”
The lifeguard was the one who saved him, curling three tentacles around Daniel to draw him away from a bad-tempered eel who had started shouting about “crazy kids” on his lawn.
From Literature
The twins were as bad-tempered and cruel as Veronika was vain and insincere.
From Literature
He would shout and get bad-tempered when things did not go right, Lajmi said.
From BBC
In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as "naive", "hostile" and "inappropriate".
From BBC
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