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- Dictionaryill-natured/ɪlˈneɪtʃəd/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered or mean-spirited.
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The meaning of ILL-NATURED is having a bad disposition : cross, surly. How to use ill-natured in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˌɪlˈneɪ.tʃəd / us / ɪlˈneɪ.tʃɚd / Add to word list. unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly: The allegations are completely misguided and ill-natured. Ill-natured critics harass them with questions about their competence. Fewer examples. He had already shown himself to be malicious and ill-natured.
Someone who's ill-natured is cranky and disagreeable. Most fairy tales have at least one ill-natured antagonist, an evil stepmother or a ferocious ogre. Mean and nasty people are sometimes just plain ill-natured — it's not in their nature to be generous and cheerful.
Ill-natured definition: having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.. See examples of ILL-NATURED used in a sentence.
unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly: The allegations are completely misguided and ill-natured. Ill-natured critics harass them with questions about their competence. Fewer examples. He had already shown himself to be malicious and ill-natured. His ill-natured dismissal didn't seem like an approach that was likely to bring about change.
Define ill-natured. ill-natured synonyms, ill-natured pronunciation, ill-natured translation, English dictionary definition of ill-natured. 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....
adverb. ill-naturedness (ˌill-ˈnaturedness) noun. Word Frequency. ill-natured in American English. (ˈilˈneitʃərd) adjective. having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition. SYNONYMS cranky, petulant, sulky, morose, gloomy, sour. See cross. ANTONYMS kindly, amiable. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
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Ill-natured definition: Having a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition.
How to use . ill-natured in a sentenceAndy felt a tightening of the chest when he saw the familiar tents, and kicked his hired horse ill-naturedly in the ribs.
