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cantankerously

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can·tan·ker·ous  (kn-tngkr-s)
adj.
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" (Boston Globe).
[Perhaps from Middle English contek, dissension (influenced by such words as rancorous and cankerous), from Anglo-Norman contec, possibly from Latin contctus, past participle of contingere, to touch; see contact.]
can·tanker·ous·ly adv.
can·tanker·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.cantankerously - in a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously"
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