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- [il ney-cherd]
- /ɪl ˈneɪ tʃərd/
- /ɪl ˈneɪ.tʃərd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [il ney-cherd]
- /ɪl ˈneɪ tʃərd/
Definitions of ill-natured word
- adjective ill-natured having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition. 1
- adjective ill-natured having an unpleasant manner 1
- adjective ill-natured naturally unpleasant and mean 0
- adjective ill-natured bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent. 0
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Origin of ill-natured
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
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Parts of speech for Ill-natured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ill-natured popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for ill-natured
adj ill-natured
- catty — If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind.
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- crotchety — A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
Antonyms for ill-natured
adj ill-natured
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- good-tempered — good-natured; amiable.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
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