The cantankerous old maiden aunt. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cantankerously — cantankerous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ bad tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. DERIVATIVES cantankerously adverb cantankerousness noun. ORIGIN perhaps a blend of Anglo Irish cant «auction» and rancorous … English terms dictionary
cantankerously — adverb in a bad mood he answered her cantankerously • Derived from adjective: ↑cantankerous * * * adverb : in a cantankerous manner * * * cantanˈkerously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cantankerously — adverb see cantankerous … New Collegiate Dictionary
cantankerously — See cantankerous. * * * … Universalium
cantankerously — adverb In a cantankerous manner … Wiktionary
cantankerously — adj. angrily, irritably … English contemporary dictionary
cantankerously — can·tan·ker·ous·ly … English syllables
cantankerous — cantankerously, adv. cantankerousness, n. /kan tang keuhr euhs/, adj. disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man. [1765 75; perh. var. of earlier *contenkerous, reflecting CONTENTIOUS, RANCOROUS] * * * … Universalium
cantankerous — adjective Etymology: perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention Date: 1772 difficult or irritating to deal with < a cantankerous mule > • cantankerously adverb • cantankerousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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