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ill-natured

How many syllables in ill-natured?

  3 syllables

Divide ill-natured into syllables:   ill-na-tured
Primary syllable stress:   ill-na-tured
Secondary syllable stress:   ill-na-tured
How to say ill-natured:

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Synonyms for ill-natured


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