ill-humored

adjective

ˈil-ˈhyü-mərd How to pronounce ill-humored (audio)
Definition of ill-humorednext
as in irritable
having or showing a habitually bad temper an ill-humored person should probably not take a job that requires dealing with the public

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-humored
  1. irritable
  2. angry
  3. splenetic
  4. disagreeable
  5. cantankerous
  6. bilious
  7. ornery
  8. exasperated
Adjective
  • On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.
    Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But his future was in question after the party suffered its worst election defeat in more than a decade, losing support from voters angry about corruption scandals and the rising cost of living.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • And while there is enough splenetic wit and manic detail to generate obsessive fandom (entire sections of Web sites are dedicated to deciphering just what Kenny is mumbling), subjects like alien abduction, genetic engineering, and Kathie Lee are hardly original targets for satire.
    Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the commentator and controversialist Piers Morgan, an obsessively close observer and relentless critic of Meghan, inevitably waded in with his usual splenetic views.
    Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
Definition of splenetic
Adjective
  • Buried in a bland mixed-use skyscraper in the dreary Financial District downtown, an aging, if glamorous, 1929 movie palace with rotten acoustics long served as the San Diego Symphony’s disagreeable home.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The fasting is uncomfortable, the prep is disagreeable, and the procedure itself requires you to be put to sleep.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of disagreeable
Adjective
  • The comedy written and directed by Eisenberg stars The Social Network star with Succession’s Kieran Culkin as cantankerous cousins exploring their family roots on a road trip in Poland.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This is sort of a fitting end for the most cantankerous Fromvillian.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of cantankerous
Adjective
  • Not altogether surprising because the proliferation of guns and incendiary political rhetoric over the past few decades — and especially the last few bilious years — made the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., seemingly just a matter of time.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Rampant exposure to this movie on cable suggests that Scorsese’s bilious portrait of Jordan Belfort may soon join GoodFellas as one of the director’s most intensely rewatchable efforts.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of bilious
Adjective
  • Chargers defense is physical with an ornery disposition.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Chief among them – though this lead, like every other character, goes nameless – is an ornery sort played by Mastandrea himself.
    Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of ornery
Adjective
  • The bans follow an onslaught of viral TikTok memes showing exasperated teens re-creating slipping on Crocs and tripping in their school hallways—a trend even Crocs acknowledged on the social media platform.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The mighty Roosevelt Johnson pulls a dual role as the exasperated ghost of Pap and the despicable Uncle Rev.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of exasperated
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