Definitions for: Ill-tempered

[adj] perversely irritable

Webster (1913) Definition: Ill`-tem"pered, a.
1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful;
quarrelsome.

2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.]

So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall
catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt
away. --Pepys.

Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-natured