Ill'-nât'ûred, a.

adjective

(-nât'yurd), a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.

Sense 2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill-nature; mischievous. “The ill-natured task refuse.” Addison.

Sense 3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. “Ill-natured land.” Philipps.