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ill-humouredly
adverb
UK(USill-humoredly)uk /ˌɪlˈhjuː.məd.li/ us /ˌɪlˈhjuː.mɚd.li/
in an unfriendly or unhappy way:
So much for a relaxing break, she thought ill-humouredly as she made her way to the garage.
He reminded her of a bulldog, peering ill-humouredly from his kennel.
"I see those terrible sisters are coming," said John ill-humouredly.
One of the clerks, without rising from his chair, peered over his glasses and addressed her ill-humouredly.
You're not really interested, she thought ill-humouredly.
Charles inquired rather ill-humouredly what it was he wanted.
Each detail is ill-humouredly examined for evidence of our wrongdoing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
aloof
estrangement
estrangement from someone
flintily
forbidding
forbiddingly
frigid
gruff
offish
remote
remoteness
reserved
reservedly
saturnine
wintry
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