cantankerous

Letters that make cantankerous

s, a, o, e, k, n, c, r, t, u are letters that make 'cantankerous'

Words within cantankerous

tank, ER, AN, NT, tanker, Rous, ant, Ro, tan, cant, can, US, CA, Ca, Er, Ta are words within 'cantankerous'


2 possible definitions for 'cantankerous'

Cantankerous as "stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate"

Under this definition, cantankerous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bloody-minded has the same meaning as cantankerous

cantankerous as a region

'cantankerous' can be a region of United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain

Similar to cantankerous

stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate are similar to 'cantankerous'.


Cantankerous as "having a difficult and contrary disposition"

Under this definition, cantankerous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crotchety, ornery have the same meaning as 'cantankerous'

Derivatives of cantankerous

crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness, oddity, quirkiness, cussedness, orneriness, queerness, crotchet, quirk are derivatives of 'cantankerous'.

Similar to cantankerous

ill-natured is similar to cantankerous.

Example of cantankerous used within this context

"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers



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