Definition of cantankerous in English:

cantankerous

adjective kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs

Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times
Example sentencesExamples
- I blurted out to my kind friend that I had absolutely no interest in that cantankerous, melancholy old woman!
- He was always known as Captain Jessie, a cantankerous old duffer nearing his eightieth year.
- Later, though, Sammy became more cantankerous.
- She was a cantankerous old dear and as deaf as a doorpost, but we had always been on friendly terms, and I had never quarrelled with her.
- Much like the late-lamented, cantankerous Mr Dahl, most children revel in the gleefully grotesque and delightfully disgusting.
- He can be overbearing, cantankerous and obnoxious at times.
- Now we have responsibility for my 88 year old cantankerous maiden aunt who suffers from moderately severe dementia and resides in a rest home.
- When the cantankerous old miller dies of a heart attack, he bequeaths his property to his eldest son, his donkey to the second, and the mill cat to his youngest son Mark.
- This isn't like the cantankerous old Johnboy we've come to know and loathe, and frankly I find this a bit disturbing, but a welcome change.
- To anybody that could read no deeper than the physical, he was just as grumpy and cantankerous as always.
- The cantankerous old lady she had worked for for six years had been good to her, in her gruff way.
- They used to do a sketch as two cantankerous old dons forever inventing new ways to insult one another.
- His cantankerous old mother and frustrated spinster sister are a constant drain on his increasingly shaky resources.
- There are no doubt wise and astute teenagers, just as there are foolish and cantankerous old folks.
- His dad is the cantankerous black sheep of the mob.
- Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought.
- He's a cantankerous old man, set in his ways and prone to sulking to get what he wants.
- And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons.
- The only other person from my group who was there was Ernie (the old cantankerous fool).
- Holmes investigates the possible spontaneous combustion of a cantankerous old man.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained
argumentative, quarrelsome, uncooperative, contrary, perverse, difficult, awkward
informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused
British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head
North American informal cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded
Australian/New Zealand informal snaky
informal, dated waxy, miffy

Derivatives

cantankerously

adverbkanˈtaŋk(ə)rəslikænˈtæŋk(ə)rəsli

In a newspaper interview before his arrival, he had cantankerously insisted that he wouldn't discuss the Portland Building in his speech.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the hope of warming up that body, MoMA is now publishing Positif: 50 Years, the first anthology in English of reviews from the cantankerously venerable French journal.
- On the other hand Bach, despite his cantankerously quarrelsome nature, is seen as a genius superior even to Mozart (a rather futile comparison hardly worth attempting).
- She mumbled cantankerously as she sat up and reached to turn it off.
- We didn't exactly run the school, but there were many things that were left to us, and we debated over them cantankerously.

cantankerousness

nounkanˈtaŋk(ə)rəsnəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəsnəs

What of the televangelists who promise to cure everything from cantankerousness to cancer, in exchange for a generous ‘love offering‘?
Example sentencesExamples
- Giving readings was seen as an embarrassment, and generations of German poets were proud to fumble around in sullen cantankerousness.
- I think modern parents will empathise with him, I really do, if people really listen to this play, but because of his attitude and his cantankerousness he may not get sympathy.
- Yet for all her cantankerousness, the woman had fed her and given her a job, and for the first while a place to live.
- It amuses primarily thanks to Newhook, largely because he plays his character with the lightest touch, investing Vallis with a believable cantankerousness.

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant 'auction' and rancorous (see rancour).

Rhymes

cankerous, rancorous

Definition of cantankerous in US English:

cantankerous

adjectivekanˈtaNGk(ə)rəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs

Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
a crusty, cantankerous old man
Example sentencesExamples
- He's a cantankerous old man, set in his ways and prone to sulking to get what he wants.
- And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons.
- She was a cantankerous old dear and as deaf as a doorpost, but we had always been on friendly terms, and I had never quarrelled with her.
- I blurted out to my kind friend that I had absolutely no interest in that cantankerous, melancholy old woman!
- The only other person from my group who was there was Ernie (the old cantankerous fool).
- When the cantankerous old miller dies of a heart attack, he bequeaths his property to his eldest son, his donkey to the second, and the mill cat to his youngest son Mark.
- This isn't like the cantankerous old Johnboy we've come to know and loathe, and frankly I find this a bit disturbing, but a welcome change.
- His cantankerous old mother and frustrated spinster sister are a constant drain on his increasingly shaky resources.
- They used to do a sketch as two cantankerous old dons forever inventing new ways to insult one another.
- He was always known as Captain Jessie, a cantankerous old duffer nearing his eightieth year.
- The cantankerous old lady she had worked for for six years had been good to her, in her gruff way.
- He can be overbearing, cantankerous and obnoxious at times.
- Now we have responsibility for my 88 year old cantankerous maiden aunt who suffers from moderately severe dementia and resides in a rest home.
- Later, though, Sammy became more cantankerous.
- Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought.
- His dad is the cantankerous black sheep of the mob.
- There are no doubt wise and astute teenagers, just as there are foolish and cantankerous old folks.
- To anybody that could read no deeper than the physical, he was just as grumpy and cantankerous as always.
- Holmes investigates the possible spontaneous combustion of a cantankerous old man.
- Much like the late-lamented, cantankerous Mr Dahl, most children revel in the gleefully grotesque and delightfully disgusting.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant ‘auction’ and rancorous (see rancor).

单词	cantankerous
释义	Definition of cantankerous in English: cantankerous adjective kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times Example sentencesExamples I blurted out to my kind friend that I had absolutely no interest in that cantankerous, melancholy old woman! He was always known as Captain Jessie, a cantankerous old duffer nearing his eightieth year. Later, though, Sammy became more cantankerous. She was a cantankerous old dear and as deaf as a doorpost, but we had always been on friendly terms, and I had never quarrelled with her. Much like the late-lamented, cantankerous Mr Dahl, most children revel in the gleefully grotesque and delightfully disgusting. He can be overbearing, cantankerous and obnoxious at times. Now we have responsibility for my 88 year old cantankerous maiden aunt who suffers from moderately severe dementia and resides in a rest home. When the cantankerous old miller dies of a heart attack, he bequeaths his property to his eldest son, his donkey to the second, and the mill cat to his youngest son Mark. This isn't like the cantankerous old Johnboy we've come to know and loathe, and frankly I find this a bit disturbing, but a welcome change. To anybody that could read no deeper than the physical, he was just as grumpy and cantankerous as always. The cantankerous old lady she had worked for for six years had been good to her, in her gruff way. They used to do a sketch as two cantankerous old dons forever inventing new ways to insult one another. His cantankerous old mother and frustrated spinster sister are a constant drain on his increasingly shaky resources. There are no doubt wise and astute teenagers, just as there are foolish and cantankerous old folks. His dad is the cantankerous black sheep of the mob. Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought. He's a cantankerous old man, set in his ways and prone to sulking to get what he wants. And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons. The only other person from my group who was there was Ernie (the old cantankerous fool). Holmes investigates the possible spontaneous combustion of a cantankerous old man. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained argumentative, quarrelsome, uncooperative, contrary, perverse, difficult, awkward informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal snaky informal, dated waxy, miffy Derivatives cantankerously adverbkanˈtaŋk(ə)rəslikænˈtæŋk(ə)rəsli In a newspaper interview before his arrival, he had cantankerously insisted that he wouldn't discuss the Portland Building in his speech. Example sentencesExamples In the hope of warming up that body, MoMA is now publishing Positif: 50 Years, the first anthology in English of reviews from the cantankerously venerable French journal. On the other hand Bach, despite his cantankerously quarrelsome nature, is seen as a genius superior even to Mozart (a rather futile comparison hardly worth attempting). She mumbled cantankerously as she sat up and reached to turn it off. We didn't exactly run the school, but there were many things that were left to us, and we debated over them cantankerously. cantankerousness nounkanˈtaŋk(ə)rəsnəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəsnəs What of the televangelists who promise to cure everything from cantankerousness to cancer, in exchange for a generous ‘love offering‘? Example sentencesExamples Giving readings was seen as an embarrassment, and generations of German poets were proud to fumble around in sullen cantankerousness. I think modern parents will empathise with him, I really do, if people really listen to this play, but because of his attitude and his cantankerousness he may not get sympathy. Yet for all her cantankerousness, the woman had fed her and given her a job, and for the first while a place to live. It amuses primarily thanks to Newhook, largely because he plays his character with the lightest touch, investing Vallis with a believable cantankerousness. Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant 'auction' and rancorous (see rancour). Rhymes cankerous, rancorous Definition of cantankerous in US English: cantankerous adjectivekanˈtaNGk(ə)rəskænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. a crusty, cantankerous old man Example sentencesExamples He's a cantankerous old man, set in his ways and prone to sulking to get what he wants. And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons. She was a cantankerous old dear and as deaf as a doorpost, but we had always been on friendly terms, and I had never quarrelled with her. I blurted out to my kind friend that I had absolutely no interest in that cantankerous, melancholy old woman! The only other person from my group who was there was Ernie (the old cantankerous fool). When the cantankerous old miller dies of a heart attack, he bequeaths his property to his eldest son, his donkey to the second, and the mill cat to his youngest son Mark. This isn't like the cantankerous old Johnboy we've come to know and loathe, and frankly I find this a bit disturbing, but a welcome change. His cantankerous old mother and frustrated spinster sister are a constant drain on his increasingly shaky resources. They used to do a sketch as two cantankerous old dons forever inventing new ways to insult one another. He was always known as Captain Jessie, a cantankerous old duffer nearing his eightieth year. The cantankerous old lady she had worked for for six years had been good to her, in her gruff way. He can be overbearing, cantankerous and obnoxious at times. Now we have responsibility for my 88 year old cantankerous maiden aunt who suffers from moderately severe dementia and resides in a rest home. Later, though, Sammy became more cantankerous. Like all of us, he could be grumpy and cantankerous, but he was never mean-spirited in deed or thought. His dad is the cantankerous black sheep of the mob. There are no doubt wise and astute teenagers, just as there are foolish and cantankerous old folks. To anybody that could read no deeper than the physical, he was just as grumpy and cantankerous as always. Holmes investigates the possible spontaneous combustion of a cantankerous old man. Much like the late-lamented, cantankerous Mr Dahl, most children revel in the gleefully grotesque and delightfully disgusting. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant ‘auction’ and rancorous (see rancor).
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