1. cantankerous - Adjective
2. cantankerous - Adjective Satellite
Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs there are three of us come on purpose for the game, you won't be so cantankerous as to spoil the party by sitting out. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Being around people with whom you feel a connection, on many levels, not just a professional one, is very relaxing. Your ears are more open to someone who is not a cantankerous bastard. Jacqueline Bisset
When I was a kid in Nebraska, a cantankerous farmer, known for plinking with his '22 at passing cars in which he perceived enemies, ingeniously rigged up a shotgun in his house, trained on the inside of his front door so as to widely distribute any intruder. Dick Cavett
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuangzi
I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show. Ariel Pink
unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders Source: Internet