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cantankerous

/k/&/n't/&//N/k/@/r/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

    adj.all

    Synonyms bloody-minded

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. having a difficult and contrary disposition

    adj.all

    Examples
    A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady.
    Synonyms crotchety ornery

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

cantalacantalevercantaloupcantaloup vinecantaloupecantaloupe vinecantankerouslycantarcantatacantationcantatorycantatrice

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