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 cantankerous cantankerous /kænˈtæŋkɝəs/

adjective

  1. Having a difficult and contrary disposition  ( cantankerous , crotchety , ornery [Informal, N. American] )
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
     A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
    a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
  2. Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate  ( bloody-minded [British] , cantankerous )
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
     Unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders
    unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders