very bad-tempered

Frequency: 7.822.1 per million words

To a high degree of irritability.

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Examples (10)

  • My boss becomes very bad-tempered if his morning coffee is late.
  • Be careful with the old man next door; he's known to be very bad-tempered.
  • She was very bad-tempered all day after receiving the bad news.
  • Lack of sleep often makes him very bad-tempered and irritable.
  • The famous author has a reputation for being brilliant but very bad-tempered.
  • You seem very bad-tempered today; is something bothering you?
  • After waiting for hours, the customers grew very bad-tempered.
  • I try to avoid my brother when he's hungry because he gets very bad-tempered.
  • His constant pain left him very bad-tempered most of the time.
  • The character in the book was a very bad-tempered but kind-hearted old woman.