CANTANKEROUS


Meaning of CANTANKEROUS in English

/ kænˈtæŋkərəs; NAmE / adjective

bad-tempered and always complaining :

a cantankerous old man

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant auction and rancorous (see rancour ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.