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Bad Tempered ˌbæd Adjective Bre ˈtempəd ˈtempərd She's Tired

Word bad-tempered
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌbæd ˈtempəd / NAmE / ˌbæd ˈtempərd /
Example
  • she gets very bad-tempered when she's tired.
  • he sat in bad-tempered silence.
  • he grew increasingly bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.
  • it is his illness that makes him bad-tempered.
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bad-tempered

(adjective)BrE / ˌbæd ˈtempəd / NAmE / ˌbæd ˈtempərd /
  1. often angry; in an angry mood
    • She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired.
    • He sat in bad-tempered silence.

    Extra Examples

    • He grew increasingly bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.
    • It is his illness that makes him bad-tempered.
    • Her husband was a bad-tempered man.
    • What’s making her so bad-tempered?
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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