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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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Cantankerous
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- He could be cantankerous and rude, yet hated to be embarrassed.
- Wayne Morse is as good a definition of the word "maverick" as can be found, cantankerous, erratic but stoutly independent too.
- The stuporous came alive, the cantankerous calmed down.
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Word Origin & History
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).
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