Definition of cantankerous Cantankerous
/kæntæˈŋkɚʌs/ - [kantangkerus] - can•tan•ker•ous
We found 6 definitions of cantankerous from 5 different sources.
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What does cantankerous mean?
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| cantankerous - having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers | ||
| crotchety, ornery | ||
| ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | ||
| cantankerous - stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator | ||
| bloody-minded | ||
| stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield | ||
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- cantankerous (Adjective)
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cantankerous (a.)
Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cantankerous
Having a difficult and contrary disposition.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cantankerous
kan-tang′kėr-us, adj. cross-grained: perverse in temper.—adv. Cantan′kerously.—n. Cantan′kerousness. [M. E. contak, quarrelling.]
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