cantankerous

English - Turkish

Definition of cantankerous in English Turkish dictionary: aksi; hırçın; huysuz; geçimsiz; cantankerously huysuzluk yaparak; {s} inatçı; aksilik; cantankerousness huysuzluk
cantankerously: huysuzluk yaparak
cantankerousness: aksilik
cantankerousness: terslik
cantankerously: geçimsiz bir şekilde
cantankerously: z. huysuzluk yaparak
cantankerousness: huysuzluk

English - English

Definition of cantankerous in English English dictionary: Stubborn, bad-tempered, cranky, surly, ill-humored, irritable
The cantankerous landlord always grumbled when asked to fix something.; having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator; {s} irritable, contentious; Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious; Stubborn, cranky, or surly; Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about. a cantankerous old man. bad-tempered and complaining a lot (Perhaps from conteck (13-17 centuries))
cantankerously: {s} angrily, irritably
cantankerously: In a cantankerous manner
cantankerously: in a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously
cantankerousness: {i} contentiousness, argumentativeness, irritability
cantankerousness: The state of being cantankerous

cantankerous

Hyphenation

can·tan·ker·ous

käntängkırıs

/kanˈtaɴɢkərəs/ /kænˈtæŋkɜrəs/

[ kan-ta[ng]-k(&-)r&s, k ] (adjective.) 1772. Perhaps derived from earlier contenkerous, from contentious + rancorous.

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