The Collaborative International Dictionary
ill-humored \ill-humored\ ill-humoured \ill-humoured\adj. ill-natured; having a sour, disagreeable, or surly disposition. Opposite of good-natured.
Syn: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff.
Wiktionary
a. 1 having a bad temper 2 irritable in a surly manner. alt. 1 having a bad temper 2 irritable in a surly manner.
WordNet
adj. brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humoured]
Usage examples of "ill-humored".
Being checked in this sly business, they became ill-humored and returned, angry, down the river.
He, usually so reserved and ill-humored with his servants, had kept Hymn-of-Praise in close converse for nigh upon an hour, asking many questions about the crime, about the petty constables' action in the matter and the comments made by the village folk.
An ill-humored and suspicious man, was Justinian, frightfully quick to take offense.
So Bud was perfectly aware of the fact that he would be missed, and he was ill-humored enough to be glad of it.
Just this afternoon she had worked charcoal and horse dung over the metal, hoping to ward off speculative glances from men and ill-humored appraisals from other girls.