Function: adjective
having a bad temper FF1C; an ill-tempered old man FF1E;
Synonyms: bad-tempered, dyspeptic, hot-tempered, ill-humored, ill-natured, ||rusty, tempersome
Related Words: crabbed, surly; fractious, huffy, irritable, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, sour, waspish; shrewish, vixenish
Contrasted Words: calm, easy, placid, serene, tranquil; amiable, complaisant, considerate, good-natured, kindly, obliging, tolerant
Antonyms: good-tempered, sweet-tempered, well-tempered