ill-humoured, a.
(ˈɪlˈhjuːməd)
[f. prec. + -ed2.]
Having or showing ill humour (see prec. 3); bad-tempered, morose.
| 1687 Congreve Old Bach. iii. x, Love, they say..will..make illhumoured people good. 1876 Bancroft Hist. U.S. VI. xlix. 360 Joseph II overcame his ill-humored demurs. |
Hence ˌill-ˈhumouredly adv., in an ill-humour.
| 1795 Seward Anecd. (ed. 2) I. 171 Marguerite ill-humouredly retorted [etc.]. 1859 Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. II. xcix. 89 What is the use of parading this ill-humouredly? |