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

Word definitions for crabbedness in dictionaries

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

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 ...

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.