Collocations for bad-tempered - adj.
VERBS
be, look, seem, sound | become, grow | make sb
It is his illness that makes him bad-tempered.
It is his illness that makes him bad-tempered.
ADV.
extremely, very | increasingly, more and more
He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.
He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.
rather