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cantankerous

(kæntæŋkərəs)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.

[written]

...a cantankerous old man.

Synonyms: bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable More Synonyms of cantankerous

cantankerous in British English

(kænˈtæŋkərəs)

adjective

quarrelsome; irascible

Derived forms

cantankerously (canˈtankerously)

adverb

cantankerousness (canˈtankerousness)

noun

Word origin

C18: perhaps from C14 (obsolete) conteckour a contentious person, from conteck strife, from Anglo-French contek, of obscure origin

cantankerous in American English

(kænˈtæŋkərəs)

adjective

bad-tempered; quarrelsome

Derived forms

cantankerously (canˈtankerously)

adverb

cantankerousness (canˈtankerousness)

noun

Word origin

prob. < ME contakour, troublemaker (< Anglo-Fr < contec, discord) + -ous

Synonyms of 'cantankerous'

bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable

More Synonyms of cantankerous

(adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered

Definition

quarrelsome or bad-tempered

You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.

Synonyms

bad-tempered

a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character

contrary

Why must you always be so contrary?

perverse

He seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable.

irritable

He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.

crusty

a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner

grumpy

I'm always grumpy in the morning.

disagreeable

He's a shallow, disagreeable man.

cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal)

irascible

He had an irascible temper.

tetchy

You always get tetchy when you're hungry.

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal)

testy

Ben gets testy when he is hungry.

quarrelsome

a quarrelsome young man

waspish

Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt.

grouchy (informal)

Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so.

arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)

peevish

Lack of sleep always made him peevish.

crabby

I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.

choleric

He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.

crotchety (informal)

a crotchety old man

ill-humoured

liverish

By the end, I was liverish and nettled.

captious

difficult

Opposites

kindly

happy

pleasant

cheerful

merry

agreeable

amiable

breezy

placid

genial

congenial

vivacious

good-natured

complaisant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of choleric

Definition

bad-tempered

He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.

Synonyms

bad-tempered,

cross,

angry,

irritable,

touchy,

petulant,

ill-tempered,

irascible,

tetchy,

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),

tooshie (Australian, slang),

testy,

chippy (informal),

hot-tempered,

quick-tempered,

chippy (informal)

in the sense of contrary

Definition

perverse

Why must you always be so contrary?

Synonyms

perverse,

difficult,

awkward,

wayward,

intractable,

wilful,

obstinate,

cussed (informal),

stroppy (British, slang),

cantankerous,

disobliging,

balky,

unaccommodating,

froward (archaic),

thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),

hostile,

antagonistic,

arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of crabby

Definition

bad-tempered

I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.

Synonyms

bad-tempered,

acid,

irritable,

cross,

awkward,

sour,

prickly,

snappy,

surly,

tetchy,

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),

testy,

grouchy (informal),

unsociable,

misanthropic,

crotchety (informal),

mardy (dialect),

snappish,

ill-humoured,

nasty-tempered

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cantankerous

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canopy
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单词	cantankerous
释义	Trends of cantankerous View usage for: cantankerous (kæntæŋkərəs) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about. [written] ...a cantankerous old man. Synonyms: bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable More Synonyms of cantankerous cantankerous in British English (kænˈtæŋkərəs) adjective quarrelsome; irascible Derived forms cantankerously (canˈtankerously) adverb cantankerousness (canˈtankerousness) noun Word origin C18: perhaps from C14 (obsolete) conteckour a contentious person, from conteck strife, from Anglo-French contek, of obscure origin cantankerous in American English (kænˈtæŋkərəs) adjective bad-tempered; quarrelsome Derived forms cantankerously (canˈtankerously) adverb cantankerousness (canˈtankerousness) noun Word origin prob. < ME contakour, troublemaker (< Anglo-Fr < contec, discord) + -ous Synonyms of 'cantankerous' bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable More Synonyms of cantankerous (adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character contrary Why must you always be so contrary? perverse He seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable. irritable He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. crusty a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner grumpy I'm always grumpy in the morning. disagreeable He's a shallow, disagreeable man. cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal) irascible He had an irascible temper. tetchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. ratty (British, New Zealand, informal) testy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. quarrelsome a quarrelsome young man waspish Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. grouchy (informal) Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so. arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) peevish Lack of sleep always made him peevish. crabby I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. choleric He plays a choleric old schoolmaster. crotchety (informal) a crotchety old man ill-humoured liverish By the end, I was liverish and nettled. captious difficult Opposites kindly , happy , pleasant , cheerful , merry , agreeable , amiable , breezy , placid , genial , congenial , vivacious , good-natured , complaisant Additional synonyms in the sense of choleric Definition bad-tempered He plays a choleric old schoolmaster. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, angry, irritable, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, quick-tempered, chippy (informal) in the sense of contrary Definition perverse Why must you always be so contrary? Synonyms perverse, difficult, awkward, wayward, intractable, wilful, obstinate, cussed (informal), stroppy (British, slang), cantankerous, disobliging, balky, unaccommodating, froward (archaic), thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), hostile, antagonistic, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of crabby Definition bad-tempered I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. Synonyms bad-tempered, acid, irritable, cross, awkward, sour, prickly, snappy, surly, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, grouchy (informal), unsociable, misanthropic, crotchety (informal), mardy (dialect), snappish, ill-humoured, nasty-tempered Nearby words of cantankerous canonical canopy cant cantankerous canter canting canvass Synonyms of 'cantankerous' cantankerous Explore 'cantankerous' in the dictionary
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