Word of the Day: Cantankerous
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Dictionary
cantankerous |kanˈta ng kərəs|
adjective
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative : a crusty, cantankerous old man.
DERIVATIVES
cantankerously -adverb
cantankerousness -noun
ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant [auction] and rancorous (see rancor ).
Thesaurus
cantankerous
adjective
See grumpy.
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Quoted directly from the Oxford American Dictionaries
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