Ill-tempered — synonyms, definition

1. ill-tempered (a)

acid bad-tempered biting cranky cutting difficult disagreeable ill-natured incisive irritable malevolent malicious malignant obnoxious offensive poignant refractory rude sarcastic satirical • • •

2. ill-tempered (Verb)

cantankerous crabby cross disagreeable ill-natured irritable testy

3. ill-tempered (Adjective)

arsey badass crabbed fussy grouchy grumpy

ill-tempered (Adjective) — Annoyed and irritable. ex. "I come from a small, ill-tempered family"