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bad-temperedly en · ADV

Etymology

From bad-tempered + -ly.

Meanings

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

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Antonyms

good-temperedly

Translations (1)

pl wybuchowo (in a bad-tempered manner)