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ill-humoured

/ˌɪl ˈhjuː.məd/

Traduction: Qualifie une personne de mauvaise humeur, irritable ou grognon.

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adjective

/ˌɪl ˈhjuː.məd/C1formalbritish
  • frQualifie une personne de mauvaise humeur, irritable ou grognon.

Describes a person who is in a bad mood, irritable, or grumpy.

  1. Brusque and surlyC1formalbritish

    Having a bad-tempered, irritable, or unfriendly manner; often abrupt and forbidding.

    frMaussade et brusque

    • His ill-humoured reply made everyone uncomfortable.
    • She was in an ill-humoured mood all morning, snapping at everyone.
    • The ill-humoured guard refused to let them pass without proper identification.

    Synonymescantankerouschurlishcrabbycrankycrosscurmudgeonlygrouchyirasciblesurlytesty

    Antonymesaffableamiablecordialgenialgood-naturedgraciouspleasantsociablesunnywarm

Formes
  • more ill-humoured comparative form
  • most ill-humoured superlative form