can·tan·ker·ous (k n-tng k r-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 cont  ctus, past participle of contingere, to touch; see contact.]can·tan ker·ous·ly adv.can·tan ker·ous·ness n. |
cantankerous [kænˈtæŋkərəs]
adj
quarrelsome; irascible
[perhaps from C14 (obsolete) conteckour a contentious person, from conteck strife, from Anglo-French contek, of obscure origin]
cantankerously adv
cantankerousness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | cantankerous - stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
| 2. | cantankerous - having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
cantankerous
adjective bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (U.S., Canad., & Irish informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, captious, difficult You're just a cantankerous old man.
kindly, happy, pleasant, cheerful, merry, agreeable, amiable, breezy, placid, genial, congenial, vivacious, good-natured, complaisant
kindly, happy, pleasant, cheerful, merry, agreeable, amiable, breezy, placid, genial, congenial, vivacious, good-natured, complaisant
Translations
cantankerous [kænˈtæŋk/ərəs] adj → irascibile, stizzoso/a
cantankerous [kænˈtæŋk/ərəs] adj → irascibile, stizzoso/a
cantankerous [kænˈtæŋk/ərəs] adj → irascibile, stizzoso/a
adj cantankerous [kӕnˈtӕŋkərəs]
quarrelsome a cantankerous old man. nors, befoeterd مُشاكِس свадлид hašteřivý kværulantisk; krakilsk zänkisch εριστικός de mal genio, cascarrabias tülinoriv دعوایی؛ تندخو toraisa revêche רַגזָן झगड़ालू, चिड़चिड़ा mrzovoljan, svadljiv veszekedő rewel þrasgjarn irascibile 喧嘩好きの 심술 굿은 vaidingas ķildīgs; kašķīgs perengus ruzieachtig kverulantisk; krakilsk kłótliwy rabugento arţăgos сварливый hašterivý prepirljiv džangrizav grälsjuk, vresig ขี้หงุดหงิด kavgacı, huysuz, geçimsiz 好爭吵的 сварливий, причепливий جھگڑالو ، حُجتی ، تکراری hay gắt gỏng 好争吵的
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