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Definition of Cantankerous
1. Adjective. Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. "Unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"
Exact synonyms: Bloody-minded
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Obstinate, Stubborn, Unregenerate
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Obstinate, Stubborn, Unregenerate
2. Adjective. Having a difficult and contrary disposition. "A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"
Exact synonyms: Crotchety, Ornery
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crotchet, Crotchetiness, Orneriness
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crotchet, Crotchetiness, Orneriness
Definition of Cantankerous
1. a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
Definition of Cantankerous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantankerous
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