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Definition of Bad temper
1. Noun. A persisting angry mood.
Generic synonyms: Anger, Choler, Ire
Specialized synonyms: Irascibility, Quick Temper, Short Temper, Spleen, Conniption, Fit, Scene, Tantrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bad Temper
Literary usage of Bad temper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Joseph Bellamy by Joseph Bellamy, Tryon Edwards (1850)
"But did any body force them to be of such a bad temper ? ... Yea, they loved
their bad temper, and loved to gratify it, and hence were mightily pleased with ..."
2. The Works of Joseph Bellamy, D.D., First Pastor of the Church in Bethlem, Conn. by Joseph Bellamy, Tryon Edwards (1853)
"But did any body force them to be of such a bad temper ? ... Yea, they loved
their bad temper, and loved to gratify it, and hence were mightily pleased with ..."
3. The Calamities and Quarrels of Authors: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1868)
"... scorned," since Pope and Gray were no more within the reach of his envy and
his fear. INFLUENCE OF A bad temper IN CRITICISM. f ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"Theer niver was sich a dog as thot for bad temper, an' it did nut get no better
when his tail hed to be fettled an inch an' a half shorter. ..."
5. The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1888)
"bad temper of the People.— A Beautiful Highway.—Grand Beech and Oak Trees.—Great
Variety of Mushrooms.—Poor Food at the Stations.—The Churches of Hagby and ..."
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