01 a. Of bad temper; grouchy; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
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Of bad temper; grouchy; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
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Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.[Obs.]“So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away.” — Pepys.