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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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arguing and complaining a lot: He's getting a bit 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
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.
Cantankerous definition: disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish. See examples of CANTANKEROUS used in a sentence.
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 adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: disliked her cantankerous landlord. 2. Difficult to handle: "had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous" (Brad Pokorny).
Note: Cantankerous is generally used to describe an unpleasant elderly person in a slightly pejorative manner. However, the term can be used to people in general, livestock, and machinery as well.
Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
