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cantankerously
can·tan·ker·ous C0075400 (kăn-tăng′kər-əs)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" (Brad Pokorny). [Perhaps from Middle English contek, dissension (influenced by such words as rancorous cankerous), from Anglo-Norman contec, possibly from Latin contāctus, past participle of contingere, to touch; see contact.] can·tan′ker·ous·ly adv.can·tan′ker·ous·ness n.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | cantankerously - in a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously" | ThesaurusSeecantankerous |