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cantankerous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cantankerous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cantankerous [ a.]
- Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.

Meaning of 'cantankerous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cantankerous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a difficult and contrary disposition
Example in sentence:
  • a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
Meaning (2):
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Example in sentence:
  • unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders

Nearby Words:

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