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[ kan-tang -ker-uh s ] SHOW IPA
/ kænˈtæŋ kər əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
Origin of cantankerous First recorded in 1765–75; origin uncertain; earlier contankerous , perhaps derivation of Middle English contack, conteck “quarrel, contention,” from Anglo-French contek, formed on the models of contentious, rancorous
OTHER WORDS FROM cantankerous can·tan·ker·ous·ly, adverb can·tan·ker·ous·ness, noun Words nearby cantankerous Cantabrigian, Cantal, cantala, cantalever, cantaloupe, cantankerous , cantar, cantata, cantatrice, can't but, can't complain
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British Dictionary definitions for cantankerous
Derived forms of cantankerous cantankerously , adverb cantankerousness , noun Word Origin for cantankerous C18: perhaps from C14 (obsolete) conteckour a contentious person, from conteck strife, from Anglo-French contek, of obscure origin
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