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Having a difficult and contrary disposition.
ornery
crotchety
ill-natured
Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
bloody-minded
stubborn
obstinate
unregenerate
1
That has been most starkly true in
cantankerous
America and Brexit-era Britain.
2
Tears are dreadful things; and these
cantankerous
men can rarely stand them.
3
He is the most
cantankerous
and the dearest man I ever met.
4
And now there isn't a lazier, more
cantankerous
fellow in the place.
5
I love Neil Young's attitude, he's beautifully
cantankerous
and a creative inspiration.
6
She made it more difficult for him by adopting a
cantankerous
tone.
7
Besides these, we have an army of
cantankerous
fleas quartered upon us.
8
He was a mariner, very
cantankerous
,
but a person of much consideration.
9
Bless my shoe laces if this
cantankerous
contraption isn't going wrong again!
10
He had absolutely none of the glowering snappiness typical of that
cantankerous
race.
11
He was called
cantankerous
,
which he probably took as a badge of honour.
12
Vernon had this
cantankerous
attitude and voice, and he would talk like this.
13
A ploy to keep whiny or
cantankerous
supplicants moving along with their tales?
14
Luckily for Russia, the regions are less
cantankerous
and restive now.
15
Wolverines are known for their
cantankerous
disposition and fearless defense of their territories.
16
I could look straight into those startled
cantankerous
eyes without stirring a muscle.
cantankerous
cantankerous fellow
most cantankerous
cantankerous man
so cantankerous
very cantankerous