View synonyms for ill-natured

ill-natured

[ il-ney-cherd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
Synonyms: sour, gloomy, morose, sulky, petulant, cranky
Antonyms: amiable, kindly

ill-natured

First recorded in 1625–35

But the ill-natured people were quite wrong; it was not Messrs. Jones who paid Mrs. Charmington's bills.

Ill-natured people said that Mrs. Charmington owed a great deal to Messrs. Jones.

Ill-natured people said that he married in order to have an excuse to get a holiday in which to draft his measure.

Thank you, I hope you will come, and you must excuse poor Mary; she is not so ill-natured as she seems.

Your return as one of the Parliamentary forces will now put an end to all ill-natured remarks.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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