bad-natured
adjective
bad-na·tured
: having or showing a disagreeable and unpleasant nature or temperament
He sat and brooded in a bad-natured and slightly drunken way.
Mary Gaitskill, Bad Behavior, 1988
Mary Gaitskill, Bad Behavior, 1988With voice and gestures, he deftly sketches … the creepy, bad-natured chef, who's sadistic but melts into a puddle of insecurity when his cooking is criticized. Holly Johnson, The Oregonian, 17 Apr. 2004
Holly Johnson, The Oregonian, 17 Apr. 2004
Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above