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.

References

• “bad-temperedly, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.