Ill-tempered: alternatives and connections

Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

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Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.

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Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.

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A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

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Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

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Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.