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- Dictionarycantankerous/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative: "he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times"
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Cantankerous means arguing and complaining a lot, or annoyed and tending to argue and complain. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Cantankerous means arguing and complaining a lot, or annoyed and tending to do so. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
Cantankerous means difficult or irritating to deal with, and it may come from a combination of rancorous and cankerous. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Cantankerous definition: disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish. See examples of CANTANKEROUS used in a sentence.
Cantankerous means often angry or always complaining. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences with pictures and pronunciation guides from Oxford University Press.
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. synonyms: bloody-minded. obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. adjective. having a difficult and contrary disposition. “"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers” synonyms: crotchety, ornery. ill-natured.
Cantankerous means always finding things to argue or complain about. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of this adjective from Collins English Dictionary.
