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cantankerous   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 kænˋtæŋkәrәs 〕

Pronunciation

〔 kænˊtæŋkәrәs 〕


Overview of adj cantankerous

The adj cantankerous has 2 senses


  • bloody-minded, cantankerous -- (stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator)

  • cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers)