ill-humored

Thân thiện

A customer frowns at the ill-humored shopkeeper.

Definition

Adjective: * Having a bad temper or being in a bad mood; irritable, unfriendly, or sullen. Describes a person who is easily annoyed, often cross, and shows their displeasure through their manner or speech.

Usage

This adjective is used to describe a person's temporary mood or their general disposition. It often implies a surly, brusque, or unsociable attitude. * It typically precedes a noun (e.g., an ill-humored remark, an ill-humored man). * It can follow a linking verb like "be," "seem," or "become" (e.g., He was ill-humored all morning).

Examples

• The ill-humored clerk scowled at every customer in line.
• After a sleepless night, she was feeling particularly ill-humored.
• His ill-humored response to a simple question made everyone uncomfortable.
• Don't approach the boss today; he's in an ill-humored mood.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary or formal descriptions to characterize someone's unpleasant demeanor. It suggests more than just a passing grumpiness, often indicating a ingrained surliness.

Variants and Related Words

• Ill-humor (noun): The state or quality of being ill-humored.
  • He was known for his constant ill-humor.
• Good-humored (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning cheerful and friendly.

Synonyms

• Grumpy
• Surly
• Cantankerous
• Irritable
• Sullen
• Curmudgeonly
• Gruff

Antonyms

• Good-humored
• Cheerful
• Amiable
• Agreeable
• Pleasant

Học thuật

Adjective

1. brusque and surly and forbidding
   • crusty remarks
   • a crusty old man
   • his curmudgeonly temper
   • gruff manner
   • a gruff reply

Từ đồng nghĩa

• crusty
• curmudgeonly
• gruff
• ill-humoured