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can⋅tan⋅ker⋅ous
[kan-tang-ker-uh
s] 
–adjective
| disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man. |
Related forms:
can⋅tan⋅ker⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
can⋅tan⋅ker⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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| can·tan·ker·ous (kān-tāng'kər-əs) adj.
[Perhaps from Middle English contek, dissension (influenced by such words as rancorous and 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. |
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Cantankerous
Can*tan"ker*ous\, a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv. -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n. The cantankerous old maiden aunt. --Thackeray.
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Language Translation for : cantankerous
Spanish:
de mal genio, cascarrabias,
German:
zänkisch,
Japanese:
喧嘩好きの
cantankerous
1772, said to be "a Wiltshire word," probably an alteration (infl. by raucous) of M.E. contakour "troublemaker" (c.1300), from Anglo-Fr. contec "discord," from O.Fr. contechier, from con- "with" + teche, related to atachier "hold fast" (see attach).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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