In a distempered manner; with irritability or bad humor.
From distempered + -ly (suffix forming adverbs). Follows standard English adverb formation from the adjective distempered.
Adding -ly to adjectives to make adverbs is one of English's most productive word-building patterns, and this word shows how even elaborate emotional descriptions can be turned into adverbs describing actions.
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