bad-tempered

adjective
UK: /ˌbædˈtempəd/
US: /ˌbædˈtempərd/

  1. Easily annoyed or made angry.

    1. He is often bad-tempered in the morning. [ ] [ ]
    2. The bad-tempered customer complained about the slow service at the busy restaurant. [ ] [ ]

  2. Having or showing a habitually irritable disposition.

    1. The bad-tempered cat scratched me. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her bad-tempered remarks made the atmosphere at the meeting extremely unpleasant. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

cantankerous irritable grumpy crabby testy cross grouchy

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bad-tempered" in English means: Easily annoyed or made angry., Having or showing a habitually irritable disposition..

The phonetic transcription of "bad-tempered" is /ˌbædˈtempəd/ in British English and /ˌbædˈtempərd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bad-tempered": cantankerous, irritable, grumpy, crabby, testy, cross, grouchy.

Example usage of "bad-tempered": "He is often bad-tempered in the morning.". More examples on the page.