ill-tempered

adjective
UK: /ˌɪlˈtempəd/
US: /ˌɪlˈtempərd/

  1. Easily annoyed or angered; having a bad temper.

    1. The ill-tempered cat scratched me.
    2. His ill-tempered remarks ruined the otherwise pleasant conversation.

Synonyms

irritable grumpy bad-tempered irascible crabby testy grouchy cantankerous

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "ill-tempered" is /ˌɪlˈtempəd/ in British English and /ˌɪlˈtempərd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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

Example usage of "ill-tempered": "The ill-tempered cat scratched me.". More examples on the page.