Definition & Meaning of "cantankerous"in English

cantankerous

difficult to get along with and easily angered

bad-tempered

crabby

cranky

crotchety

crusty

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most cantankerous

Comparative

more cantankerous

gradable

domain

personality, behavior, temperament

Examples

The cantankerous old man yelled at the neighbors for no reason.

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