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illnatured

adjective as in catty

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But he had not risen when we set out, nor would the illnatured landlord reveal his name.

Of all the satires in our language it is probably the most cynical, the most absolutely illnatured, and therefore the falsest.

They were very nice to me before all this happened, and they never say anything illnatured to me now.

She was not illnatured; but so strongly prejudiced on many points as to be equally disagreeable as though she were so.

Some are too much disposed to take the illnatured side, and, judging by themselves, infer the worst.

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On this page you'll find 361 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to illnatured, such as: acrimonious, angry, bad-tempered, cantankerous, captious, and carping.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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