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cantankerous
adjective
(can-tan-ker-ous)
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Synonyms:
bloody-minded,
cantankerous
adjective
(can-tan-ker-ous)
having a difficult and contrary disposition
Synonyms:
crotchety
,
ornery
,
Examples:
A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady.
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cantankerous
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crotchety
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ornery
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stubborn
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bloody-minded
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ill-natured
,
testy
,
irascible
,
cranky
,
curmudgeonly
,
grumpy
,
grouchy
,
gruff
,
crabby
,
acerbic
,
feisty
,
surly
,
peevish
,
snappish
,
temperamental
,
opinionated
,
pugnacious
,
quarrelsome
,
garrulous
,
dyspeptic
,
petulant
,
affable
,
obstinate
,
crusty
,
truculent
,
taciturn
,
querulous
,
humorless
,
obnoxious
,
spiteful
,
jovial
,
combative
,
boorish
,
arrogant
,
loquacious
,
prickly
,
chatty
,
obstreperous
,
shrewish
,
splenetic
,
genial
,
amiable
,
avuncular
,
eccentric
,
henpecked
,
pompous
,
carnaptious
,
bad temper
,
lovable
,
misanthropic
,
mischievous
,
bossy
,
iracund
,
incommunicative
,
droll
,
smarmy
,
bullheaded
,
egotistical
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jocular
,
buffoonish
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rascally
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loudmouthed
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pigheaded
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dimwitted
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bumptious
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unflappable
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domineering
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sardonic
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tenderhearted
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choleric
,
egocentric
,
incorrigible
,
lecherous
,
antagonistic
,
ill temper
,
brusk
,
weaselly
,
headstrong
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flinty
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oafish
,
charming
,
foulmouthed
,
insufferable
,
grizzled
,
doltish
,
unlikable
,
oddball
,
roguish
,
haughty
,
demented
,
priggish
,
neurotic
,
loveable
,
erudite
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endearing
,
bumbling
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cantankerous
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