Ill′–na″tured (?), a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.
2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. “The ill-natured task refuse.” Addison.
3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. “Ill-natured land.” J. Philips.
— Ill′–na″tured‐ly, adv. — Ill′–na″tured‐ness, n.