ill-tempered
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌill-ˈtempered adjective formal 1. BAD-TEMPEREDeasily made angry or impatient 易怒的，脾气暴躁的 SYN bad-tempered2 BAD-TEMPEREDan ill-tempered meeting, argument etc is one in which people are angry and often rude to each other 〔会议、争论等〕充满火药味的 Six players were sent off in an ill-tempered game. 在一场火药味十足的比赛中有六名球员被罚下场。
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ill-tempered• She was a big ill-tempered animal cowed by a presence more threatening and a temper more volatile than her own.• She would not cry over such an overbearing, ill-tempered brute.• In an ill-tempered game Grimandi struck Simeone after having his shirt pulled.• Feeling thoroughly ill-tempered gave one energy, she thought, as she started on the dust and cobwebs in the salon.• So must it be an inconclusive, ill-tempered parting between the friends?• Wexford's reply was an ill-tempered snort.• He felt very uneasy about entering this dark building with an ill-tempered stranger.• In the morning Bicker was ill-tempered when he was told of the latest addition to the company, but Ratagan was pleased.ˌill-ˈtempered adjectiveChineseSyllable
angry made Corpus easily or impatient
ill-tempered
ˌill-ˈtempered
adjective formal
1. easily made angry or impatient
SYN bad-tempered
2. an ill-tempered meeting, argument etc is one in which people are angry and often rude to each other:
Six players were sent off in an ill-tempered game.
ˌill-ˈtempered
adjective formal1. easily made angry or impatient
SYN bad-tempered
2. an ill-tempered meeting, argument etc is one in which people are angry and often rude to each other: