Cantankerous Definition & Meaning
cantankerous
- adjective
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
- having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
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- What does cantankerous mean?
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
- What part of speech is cantankerous?
- Cantankerous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does cantankerous have?
- Cantankerous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).