Antonyms for ill-natured


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il-ney-cherd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈneɪ tʃərd


Definition of ill-natured

  • adj bad-tempered
Example sentences :
  • They would not trust my aunt without this ill-natured witness.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Notwithstanding her action in this matter, Lisa was not an ill-natured or callous woman.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • She was surprised that anybody should be so ill-natured as he was.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • She had understood well the ill-natured sarcasm of Miss Altifiorla.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • This is an ill-natured statement to send all over the Baltic.
  • Extract from : « Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters » by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
  • Ill-natured people say that the girl's aunt threw her at Penreath's head.
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • When the Popes have nephews, people say all manner of ill-natured things.
  • Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
  • But what ground is there for the idle, ill-natured gossip that has got on the wind?
  • Extract from : « Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories » by T. S. Arthur
  • They behaved like ill-natured animated things, and did us all the harm they could.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • You may be sure that what I shall say to him will not be ill-natured.
  • Extract from : « The Fixed Period » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for ill-natured

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