Antonyms for bad tempered

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bad-tem-perd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbædˌtɛm pərd

Definition of bad tempered

As in mean : adj hostile, rude
As in peevish : adj irritable, testy
As in perverse : adj mean, ornery; troublesome
As in petulant : adj crabby, moody
As in quarrelsome : adj being disagreeable
As in short : adj abrupt, discourteous
As in sullen : adj brooding, upset
As in testy : adj irritable, touchy
As in touchy : adj easily offended
As in truculent : adj belligerent, hateful
As in crabby : adj irritable
As in cantankerous : adj difficult, crabby
As in bad-tempered : adj perversely irritable
As in bitchy : adj spiteful
As in crabbed : adj ill-tempered
As in tetchy : adj testy
As in crabby/crabbed : adj in a bad mood
As in crotchety : adj irritable, often due to old age
As in disgruntled : adj unhappy; critical
As in grumpy : adj in a bad mood
As in ill-tempered : adj irritable

Example sentences :

Do you know you are as bad tempered as Klopstock, the carpenter?
Extract from : « The Young Franc Tireurs » by G. A. Henty

She is unhappy, worse and worse each day; and so bad tempered.
Extract from : « Where Deep Seas Moan » by E. Gallienne-Robin

Mawshininewugizzi, is bad tempered, both having their plural in wug.
Extract from : « The Indian in his Wigwam » by Henry R. Schoolcraft

But you will be kind to me, Eddie—and not mind if Im fretful and bad tempered.
Extract from : « Mrs. Craddock » by W. Somerset Maugham

These spoiled animals are, for the most part, old and bad tempered.
Extract from : « The Dog » by Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson

Ugly should never be used in the sense of bad tempered or vicious.
Extract from : « Word Study and English Grammar » by Frederick W. Hamilton

To be angry, bad tempered and to think unkindly are all harmful to one's health and destroy a great part of one's happiness.
Extract from : « The Canadian Girl at Work » by Marjory MacMurchy

Mawshininewugizzi, is "bad tempered," both having their plural in wug.
Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

He has invariably misapprehended them, and is more suspicious, revengeful, and bad tempered than any Indian I ever knew.
Extract from : « Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

In sows this weakness is still more unfortunate, as a bad tempered sow is almost invariably an indifferent mother.
Extract from : « The Pig » by Sanders Spencer

Synonyms for bad tempered

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