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- Dictionaryill-natured/ɪlˈneɪtʃəd/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered or mean-spirited.
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Ill-natured means having a bad disposition, being cross or surly. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history and usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Ill-natured means unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Someone who's ill-natured is cranky and disagreeable. Most fairy tales have at least one ill-natured antagonist, an evil stepmother or a ferocious ogre. Mean and nasty people are sometimes just plain ill-natured — it's not in their nature to be generous and cheerful.
ill-natured. adjective. us / ɪlˈneɪ.tʃɚd / uk / ˌɪlˈneɪ.tʃəd /. Add to word list Add to word list. unpleasant, unkind, or unfriendly: The allegations are completely misguided and ill-natured. Ill-natured critics harass them with questions about their competence.
Ill-natured means having a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition, or being spiteful or nasty. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective in English and other languages.
Ill-natured means naturally unpleasant and mean, or having or showing an unkindly disposition. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, word origin, and usage of this adjective with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Ill-natured definition: having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.. See examples of ILL-NATURED used in a sentence.
