distempered
In foul mood
Distempered describes a state of being mentally or emotionally disturbed, agitated, or ill-humored.
The word suggests someone thrown out of proper balance or temperament: The distempered king raged at his advisors.
It sounds archaic or literary.
Separately, distempered can describe walls painted with distemper, a water-based paint: the distempered ceiling of the old farmhouse.
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- unsoundWeak or flawed
unstable · agitated · perturbed · troubled · distressed · disquieted · overwrought · unhinged
Easily provoked to annoyance
- peevishHabitually fretful
- ill-humoredDisposed to irritability
- cholericEasily provoked to anger
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
irascible · testy · cross · petulant · querulous · splenetic · grumpy · cranky
Tiny single-stranded DNA pathogen
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- viralSpreading quickly online
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- puppiesYoung dogs
kennel · quarantine · fever · seizures · neurological · infection · lethal · outbreak
unbalanced
Lacking equilibrium or stability
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
unsound · unstable · agitated · perturbed · troubled · distressed · disquieted · overwrought · unhinged · frenzied
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
- peevishHabitually fretful
- ill-humoredDisposed to irritability
- cholericEasily provoked to anger
cantankerous · irascible · testy · cross · petulant · querulous · splenetic · grumpy · cranky · sulky
parvovirus
Tiny single-stranded DNA pathogen
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- viralSpreading quickly online
- contagiousTransmissible between people
puppies · kennel · quarantine · fever · seizures · neurological · infection · lethal · outbreak · inoculation
tempera
Egg-yolk painting method
casein · gesso · matte · wall-painting · gouache · powdered · binder · whitewash · scenic · theatrical
- canine distemperViral disease affecting dogs