bad-tempered
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He chose that particular name because “it conjured up someone old-fashioned and bad-tempered lamenting the state of the world through the window of a London club while clutching his glass of port.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as "naive", "hostile" and "inappropriate".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025
In Nigeria, for example, a small and bad-tempered snake called the West African carpet viper is responsible for most of the country's bites.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023
They were beaten by England in the latter competition in a bad-tempered encounter, with the African side outraged by several VAR decisions.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023
Already, even from the drawing room, it was possible to hear an occasional muffled bad-tempered shout and the clang of a saucepan hitting the hob with unnatural force.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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