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ill-humored

ill-humored adjective: having a bad temper.

Adjective

ill-humored (comparative more ill-humored, superlative most ill-humored)

  1. Having a bad temper.
  2. Irritable in a surly manner.

Forms of ill-humored

comparativemore ill-humored
superlativemost ill-humored
alternative formill-humoured

Questions about ill-humored

What does ill-humored mean?
Ill-humored means having a bad temper.
What part of speech is ill-humored?
Ill-humored is an adjective.

Words near ill-humored in the dictionary

  1. ill-gotten gains never prosper
  2. ill-groomed
  3. ill-grounded
  4. ill-health
  5. ill-humor
  6. ill-humored
  7. ill-humors
  8. ill-humoured
  9. ill-informed
  10. ill-intentioned
  11. ill-judged

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