If you describe someone as ill-tempered , you mean they are angry or hostile, and you may be implying that this is unreasonable. ( FORMAL )
It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.
ADJ
If you describe someone as ill-tempered , you mean they are angry or hostile, and you may be implying that this is unreasonable. ( FORMAL )
It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006