ill-tempered

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In the Dodgers’ World Series run last season, Treinen was as vicious as an ill-tempered Doberman, going 2-0 with three saves, a 2.19 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Unlike the shockingly ill-tempered previous meeting in February, US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky seemed determined not to look confrontational - despite their remaining differences.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

See Donald and Daffy, ill-tempered anthropomorphic animals who aren’t afraid of making a display of their displeasure.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

This was a chaotic moment that summed up an ill-tempered game played in the usual Toon Army hothouse atmosphere.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023

The young woman was gaining weight before everybody’s eyes and daily grew more languid and ill-tempered.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende