| a. | 1. | Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; - of people; |
| 2. | Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. | |
| 3. | Intractable; not yielding to culture. | |
| 3. | not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of |
| Adj. | 1. | ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition; "an ill-natured disagreeable old man" Antonyms: good-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play" |