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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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annoyed and tending to argue and complain: By dinner, we were all tired and cantankerous. (Definition of cantankerous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cantankerous. cantankerous.
arguing and complaining a lot: He's getting a little cantankerous in his old age. Synonyms. crotchety informal. ornery US. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
The meaning of CANTANKEROUS is difficult or irritating to deal with. How to use cantankerous in a sentence. The Origin of Cantankerous Is Mysterious
Cantankerous definition: disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish. See examples of CANTANKEROUS used in a sentence.
Definition of cantankerous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of 'cantankerous' Word Frequency. cantankerous. (kæntæŋkərəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about. [written] ...a cantankerous old man. Synonyms: bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable More Synonyms of cantankerous.
