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ill-natured

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ill-na⋅tured

  [il-ney-cherd]
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–adjective
having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
Origin:
1625–35

Related forms:
ill-na⋅tured⋅ly, adverb
ill-na⋅tured⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
cranky, petulant, sulky, morose, gloomy, sour. See cross.

Antonyms:
kindly, amiable.
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ill-na·tured   (ĭl'nā'chərd)
adj.  

  1. Having a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition.

  2. Spiteful; nasty: an ill-natured retort.

ill'-na'tured·ly adv., ill'-na'tured·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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