Definitions for bad-tempered

bad-tempered bad-tem·pered

Spelling: [bad-tem-perd]
IPA: /ˈbædˌtɛm pərd/

Bad-Tempered is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 500 anagrams from letters in bad-tempered (-abddeeemprt).

Definitions for bad-tempered

adjective

  1. cross; cranky; surly; ill-tempered:

Origin of bad-tempered

First recorded in 1920-25

Examples for bad-tempered

We are a bad-tempered pair, and we behave rather like fishwives when we are in a rage.

And he was so bad-tempered that the other giants called him Sharvan the Surly.

At the club it seemed to him that most of the men were sulky and bad-tempered.

My grandfather's horse was lean, hardy, and bad-tempered like himself.

But I shan't tell it at all if I hear you've been bad-tempered.

The result was therefore foul-mouthed and bad-tempered in proportion to the force it took to get through my wall of shyness.

Knowles was not bad-tempered, but he was a frequent cause of bad temper in other people.

He was determined not to be bad-tempered, and smiled good-naturedly.

He's a bad-tempered brute, and I wonder the squire keeps it.

And still, the bad-tempered second half did not yield a goal.

Word Value for bad-tempered
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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