ill-natured

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ill-natured
\ill`-na"tured\ (?), a.
1. of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.
2. dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "the ill-natured task refuse."
3. intractable; not yielding to culture. [r.] "ill-natured land." philips. -- ill`-na"tured*ly , adv. -- ill`-na"tured*ness , n.
ill-natured
adj : having an irritable and unpleasant disposition; "an ill-natured disagreeable old man" [ant: good-natured]

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