ill-natured
Mean by disposition
Ill-natured describes someone who is habitually unpleasant, disagreeable, or unkind in temperament.
An ill-natured person tends toward meanness, irritability, or spite: an ill-natured remark, He's too ill-natured to let anyone enjoy themselves.
The opposite of good-natured.
Easily annoyed, ill-tempered
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- peevishHabitually fretful
petulant · fretful · touchy · snappish · sulky · moody · querulous · churlish
Unkind in a petty way
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- cattySlyly spiteful
- snideDerisively insinuating
- venomousProducing injected toxins
vicious · petty · grudging · malevolent · belittling · disparaging · scornful · taunting
Wanting to harm back
- revengefulDesiring to inflict harm back
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- retaliatoryDone as payback
- implacableIncapable of being pacified
merciless · ruthless · punitive · retributive · resentful · spiteful · malicious · cold-blooded
Bitterly antagonistic in tone
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- sardonicGrimly mocking
caustic · acerbic · mordant · scathing · sharp-tongued · harsh · cutting · biting
Actively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
pugnacious · quarrelsome · truculent · unfriendly · inimical · adversarial · contentious · bellicose
grouchy
Easily annoyed, ill-tempered
peevish · petulant · fretful · touchy · snappish · sulky · moody · querulous · churlish · cantankerous
mean-spirited
Unkind in a petty way
venomous · vicious · petty · grudging · malevolent · belittling · disparaging · scornful · taunting · envious
vengeful
Wanting to harm back
- revengefulDesiring to inflict harm back
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- retaliatoryDone as payback
implacable · merciless · ruthless · punitive · retributive · resentful · spiteful · malicious · cold-blooded · calculating
acrimonious
Bitterly antagonistic in tone
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
sardonic · caustic · acerbic · mordant · scathing · sharp-tongued · harsh · cutting · biting · vitriolic
antagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
aggressive · pugnacious · quarrelsome · truculent · unfriendly · inimical · adversarial · contentious · bellicose · militant
malevolent
Harboring ill will
sadistic · vicious · malignant · sinister · nefarious · diabolical · scheming · manipulative · insidious · treacherous
ill-naturedgood-natured
Having a friendly temperament
amiable · good-tempered · agreeable · kind · friendly
ill-naturedgood-natured
Having a friendly temperament
good-tempered · cheerful · even-tempered · placid · good-humored
natural, nature, illness, innate, unnatural, good-natured, unnaturally, natured, ill-tempered