Definition of bad-tempered
: easily annoyed or angered : having or showing a bad temper : surly, ill-tempered
- Bad-tempered drivers banged on the door and left cursing without a fare.
- —Deborah Levy
- It's not a good idea to make a love story about two people who are so self-absorbed, sniveling and bad-tempered that the audience wants them to end up in a dumpster, not living happily ever after. Ralph Novak
