cantankerous

Speech parts

1. cantankerous - Adjective

2. cantankerous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crotchety ornery grumpy grouchy cranky surly moody crabby huffy bullhead cross hostile contentious sour complaining
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Antonyms

easy happy sweet pleasant nice benign
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Phrases with the word

cantankerous individual cantankerous couple cantankerous duo

Examples

As 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

Close letter words and terms

cantaloupe cantaloupe vine cantaloupey cantankerous couple cantankerous duo cantankerous individual