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ill-natured

[ il-ney-cherd ]

adjective

  1. having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,



ill-natured

adjective

  1. naturally unpleasant and mean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ¾±±ô±ô-ˈ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ËŒ¾±±ô±ô-ˈ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±±ô±ô-²Ô²¹î€ƒt³Ü°ù±ð»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±±ô±ô-²Ô²¹î€ƒt³Ü°ù±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ill-natured1

First recorded in 1625–35
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Synonym Study

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His marriage was now fast approaching, and she was at length so far resigned as to think it inevitable, and even repeatedly to say, in an ill-natured tone, that she “wished they might be happy.â€

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Another paper put it this way: “An old maid is one of the most cranky, ill-natured, maggoty, peevish, conceited, disagreeable, hypocritical, fretful, noisy, gibing, canting, censorious, out-of-the-way, never-to-be-pleased, good-for-nothing creatures.â€

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That still can’t be said of all tennis tournaments, but despite some ill-natured male grousing recently, equal pay is still the rule at the United States Open, at least.

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Snape had his wand out and was blasting rosebushes apart, his expression most ill-natured.

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“While we’ve had the experience of hearing, seeing or being touched, a family lives here. There is nothing ill-natured here.â€

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