bad-tempered
Example Sentences
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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
His election came after an occsionally bad-tempered campaign, with complaints from one of the candidates about party interference in the contest.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
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
“By the whiskers, old one,” Matthias said excitedly, “I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Do you think that our bad-tempered captive might know something about the rumor?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
