ĭll'-tĕm'pered, a.
a. 1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful.
Sense 2. Not of a good temperament or state of bodily constitution. [Obs.]
So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys' Diary.