bad-tem·pered

[bad-tem-perd]
adjective
cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered: a bad-tempered person.

Origin:
1920–25

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bad-tempered
 
adj
angry, irritable, or ungracious

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Bad-tempered is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Next year's five-yearly treaty review already looks likely to turn into a
  bad-tempered huddle.
It was a bad-tempered season, although fights now are not as bad as they once
  were.
The smugglers may feel increasingly bad-tempered, too.
And to think it all started with a gentle mouse, a bad-tempered duck and seven
  mixed-up dwarfs.
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