Meaning & Definition of Cantankerous in English
English⟶
Cantankerous
/kæntæŋkərəs/
adjective
1. Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
- "Unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- spectator
synonym:
- bloody-minded,
- cantankerous
2. Having a difficult and contrary disposition
- "A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- dorothy sayers
synonym:
- cantankerous,
- crotchety,
- ornery