foul-temperedadj.
/ˌfaʊlˈtɛmpəd/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlˌtɛmpərd/, /ˌfaʊlˈtɛmpərd/ Having a very bad temper; easily annoyed or angered.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective]
stour1303
thwarta1325
elvishc1386
wrawc1386
wrawfulc1386
crabbeda1400
crousea1400
cursedc1400
doggeda1425
currishc1460
disagreeable1474
dour1488
thrawn1488
terne?1507
apirsmarta1522
crustyc1570
incommodious1570
bilious1571
mischievous-stomached1577
thrawn-faced1578
thrawn-mowit1578
wearisha1586
shrewish1596
rhubarbative1600
crabbish1606
ill-tempereda1616
cur-like1627
thrawn-faceda1628
terned1638
cross1639
splenial1641
frumpish1647
wry1649
bad-tempered1671
hot-tempered1673
sidy1673
ugly1687
ornery1692
cankerya1699
ramgunshoch1721
cantankerousc1736
frumpy1746
unhappy1756
grumpy1778
crabby1791
grumpish1797
thraw-gabbit18..
snarlish1813
cranky1821
stuntya1825
ill-natured1825
nattery1825
rantankerous1832
foul-tempered1835
cacochymical1836
as cross as two sticks1842
grumphy1846
knappy1855
carnaptious1858
cussed1858
three-cornered1863
snotty1870
sniffy1871
snorty1893
grouchy1895
scratchy1925
tight1950
stroppy1951
snitty1978
arsey1989
1835 H. G. Keene tr. 1st Bk. Anvāri Suhelī 140 A bear, foul-tempered,..disagreeable in appearance, and impure in nature.
1975 Sunday Times 18 May 35/7 She was brusque, foul-tempered, bossy,..with all the charm..of a Sherman tank.
2019 coventrytelegraph.net (Nexis) 22 Dec. A foul-tempered drunken bully with a history of domestic violence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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