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Answer for the clue "A disposition to be ill tempered ", 11 letters:
crabbedness

Word definitions for crabbedness in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crabbed \Crab"bed\ (kr?b"b?d), a. [See Crab ,n.] Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners. Crabbed age and youth can not live together. --Shak. Characterized ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being crabbed.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a disposition to be ill tempered [syn: crabbiness , crossness ]

Usage examples of crabbedness.

Right-handed pens increase the crabbedness, but a pencil accommodates itself.