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Ill-natured

ILL-NA'TURED

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Adj.
Cross, crabbed; surly; intractable; of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious. An ill-natured person may disturb the harmony of a whole parish.
1.
That indicates ill-nature.
The ill-natured task refuse.
2.
Intractable; not yielding to culture; as ill-natured land. [Not legitimate.]

Definition 2024


ill-natured

ill-natured

English

Adjective

ill-natured (comparative more ill-natured, superlative most ill-natured)

  1. bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent

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