CANTANKEROUS


Meaning of CANTANKEROUS in English

— cantankerously , adv. — cantankerousness , n.

/kan tang"keuhr euhs/ , adj.

disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

[ 1765-75; perh. var. of earlier * contenkerous, reflecting CONTENTIOUS, RANCOROUS ]

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