bad-temperedly

English

Etymology

From bad-tempered +‎ -ly.

Adverb

bad-temperedly (comparative more bad-temperedly, superlative most bad-temperedly)

  1. In a bad-tempered manner.
    Antonym: good-temperedly
    • 1891 August, George Gissing, “Letty Coe”, in Temple Bar, volume XCII, London, page 541:
      “What does the Queen have for supper, Mrs. Jarmey?” / “How sh’d I know!” was the only reply, given rather bad-temperedly.
    • 1947, Kenneth Patchen, See You in the Morning: A Novel of Love and Faith, New York, N.Y.: Padell, page 53:
      Near a clump of bushes a freshet charged bad-temperedly across the road and off into a deep gulley; […]
    • 1997, Maeve Friel, “Darkness on Dún Laoghaire Pier”, in Charlie’s Story, 2nd edition, Atlanta, Ga.: Peachtree, →ISBN, page 73:
      I stuck out my foot to stop the doors from closing but the man pushed me away, bad-temperedly.

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