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Antonyms for ill-humored
Grammar : Adj |
Definition of ill-humored
- As in irritable : adj bad-tempered, crabby
- As in moody : adj crabby, temperamental
- As in morose : adj depressed, pessimistic
- As in petulant : adj crabby, moody
- As in sulky : adj sullen
- As in sullen : adj brooding, upset
- As in crabby : adj irritable
- As in cantankerous : adj difficult, crabby
- As in crabby/crabbed : adj in a bad mood
- As in cranky : adj in bad mood
- As in cross : adj very angry; in a bad mood
- As in crusty : adj irritable, often due to old age
- As in ill-natured : adj bad-tempered
- "He's cross this evening,—cross and ill-humored," said Scanlan, laughing.
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- If, then, he did not enjoy himself on his visit, he came away from it soured and ill-humored.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- Every man is ill-humored who loses such a sum as I have lost.
- Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray
- In the tenth he is black and sullen-browed, and ill-humored—and strong.
- Extract from : « The Story of Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
- It was enough to make any one ill-humored to be disturbed so unexpectedly.
- Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
- It plays and dances for one and talks to one, and sometimes it is ill-humored.
- Extract from : « The Girl From the Marsh Croft » by Selma Lagerlf
- She was not grateful, or ungrateful, or unkind, or ill-humored.
- Extract from : « A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- In all their acquaintance he had never seen her ill-humored.
- Extract from : « Zula » by H. Esselstyn Lindley
- If this occur, have patience, and do not become pettish or ill-humored.
- Extract from : « Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness » by Arthur Martine
- But boys, when they are ill-humored, and dispute, are always unreasonable and foolish.
- Extract from : « Rollo in the Woods » by Jacob Abbott
Synonyms for ill-humored
- abrupt
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- angry
- annoyed
- awkward
- bad-humored
- bad-tempered
- bearish
- blue
- bluff
- blunt
- brief
- brooding
- brusque
- cantankerous
- capricious
- captious
- carping
- catty
- caviling
- changeable
- cheerless
- choleric
- chuffy
- churlish
- complaining
- contentious
- contrary
- crabbed
- crabby
- cranky
- crestfallen
- critical
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- crybaby
- curt
- cussed
- cynical
- depressed
- difficult
- dirty
- disagreeable
- dismal
- disobliging
- displeased
- disputatious
- dissatisfied
- doleful
- dolorous
- dour
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- dull
- dyspeptic
- easily offended
- erratic
- exasperated
- fault-finding
- faultfinding
- fickle
- fiery
- fitful
- flighty
- fractious
- fretful
- fretting
- frowning
- gloomy
- glowering
- glum
- got up on wrong side of bed
- grouchy
- gruff
- grumbling
- grumpy
- harsh
- hasty
- having blue devils
- having the blahs
- heavy
- hostile
- hot
- hot-tempered
- huffy
- hypercritical
- ill-humored
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- impatient
- impulsive
- in a bad mood
- in a blue funk
- in a huff
- in the doldrums
- inert
- introspective
- irascible
- irritable
- jumpy
- like a bear
- low
- lugubrious
- malevolent
- malicious
- malign
- mean
- melancholy
- mercurial
- misanthropic
- miserable
- moody
- moping
- morose
- mournful
- mumpish
- nasty
- nasty-tempered
- obstinate
- offended
- ornery
- out of humor
- out of sorts
- oversensitive
- peeved
- peevish
- pensive
- perverse
- perversive
- pessimistic
- pettish
- petulant
- piqued
- plaintive
- pouting
- pouty
- prickly
- put out
- quarrelsome
- querulous
- quick-tempered
- ratty
- resentful
- sad
- sarcastic
- saturnine
- scornful
- sensitive
- short
- short-tempered
- silent
- singing the blues
- snappish
- snappy
- snarling
- snippety
- snippy
- somber
- sour
- sourpussed
- spiteful
- splenetic
- stubborn
- stuffy
- sulking
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- taciturn
- tart
- temperamental
- tempersome
- tenebrific
- tenebrous
- tense
- testy
- tetchy
- touchy
- tough
- troubled
- trying
- ugly
- unfriendly
- ungracious
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsociable
- uptight
- vexed
- vinegarish
- vinegary
- waspish
- whining
- whiny
- withdrawn
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