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badtempered

badtempered is the alternative spelling of bad-tempered.

Meaning of bad-tempered

Adjective

bad-tempered (comparative worse-tempered or more bad-tempered, superlative worst-tempered or most bad-tempered)

  1. Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
    • His bad-tempered outburst caught his friends by surprise.
    Antonyms:
    good-tempered

Forms of badtempered

comparativemore badtempered
superlativemost badtempered

Questions about badtempered

What is badtempered the alternative spelling of?
Badtempered is the alternative spelling of bad-tempered.

Words near badtempered in the dictionary

  1. bads up
  2. Badsey
  3. badshah
  4. badshahs
  5. badsome
  6. badtempered
  7. badthink
  8. Badu
  9. Badua
  10. Baduanjin
  11. Baduas

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