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cantankerous
adjective
can·tan·ker·ous kan-ˈtaŋ-k(ə-)rəs 
kən-
: difficult or irritating to deal with
cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun
Did you know?
The Origin of Cantankerous Is Mysterious
Cantankerous people are cranky: they’re grumpy and angry and if we think charitably about them for a moment we might consider that they possibly suffer from a health affliction that sours the mood. It’s been speculated that cantankerous is a product of the Middle English contack, meaning “contention,” under the influence of a pair of words: rancorous and cankerous. Rancorous brings the anger and "bitter deep-seated ill will" (as rancor can be understood to mean). And cankerous brings the perhaps understandable foul mood: a cankerous person suffers from painful sores—that is, cankers.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Contemporaries often found him aloof, standoffish, and cantankerous and his mannerisms and diction inscrutable. 
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2009 There are those who contend the hockey maven is a cantankerous old coot—rife with unpopular opinions and quick to assert them Rick Harrison, Newsday, 19 Sept. 2004 … it's something ultimately more memorable: a self-portrait of a coolly cantankerous woman, reformed but unrepentant. David Gates, New York Times Book Review, 21 Nov. 1999 In his last years, Harriman was the kind of cantankerous old man who once berated a financial planner by threatening to make him sit in the corner and wear a dunce cap. Bryan Burrough, Vanity Fair, January 1995 a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2009 There are those who contend the hockey maven is a cantankerous old coot—rife with unpopular opinions and quick to assert them Rick Harrison, Newsday, 19 Sept. 2004 … it's something ultimately more memorable: a self-portrait of a coolly cantankerous woman, reformed but unrepentant. David Gates, New York Times Book Review, 21 Nov. 1999 In his last years, Harriman was the kind of cantankerous old man who once berated a financial planner by threatening to make him sit in the corner and wear a dunce cap. Bryan Burrough, Vanity Fair, January 1995 a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change Recent Examples on the Web There’s a similar cantankerous nature to both of us. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s what Burr — the cantankerous 54-year-old comedian, actor, podcaster, and now filmmaker who hails from the mean streets of Canton — does best. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Take one part down-on-her-luck female protagonist, add in a handsome-but-cantankerous gentleman either from or in an enchanting European setting, and mix with a generous splash of high jinks that force them to fall head over heels. Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 The club’s president, the charmingly cantankerous Judy Eledge, griped during her opening remarks that Palin had been noncommittal about attending. T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 The unnamed boy and Ona form a deep friendship quickly, giving a somewhat cantankerous old woman a new lease on life. Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2022 The Evil Dead star found himself in Multiverse of Madness as the cantankerous New York street vendor known as the Pizza Poppa. Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022 Where McCarthy is affable and friendly, Thomas was cantankerous; if McCarthy is the most popular man in a room, Thomas was the smartest. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 It’s a tell-all that settles old accounts and names names, a cantankerous lament over Lurie’s many existential and terrestrial irritations. Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s what Burr — the cantankerous 54-year-old comedian, actor, podcaster, and now filmmaker who hails from the mean streets of Canton — does best. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Take one part down-on-her-luck female protagonist, add in a handsome-but-cantankerous gentleman either from or in an enchanting European setting, and mix with a generous splash of high jinks that force them to fall head over heels. Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 The club’s president, the charmingly cantankerous Judy Eledge, griped during her opening remarks that Palin had been noncommittal about attending. T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 The unnamed boy and Ona form a deep friendship quickly, giving a somewhat cantankerous old woman a new lease on life. Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2022 The Evil Dead star found himself in Multiverse of Madness as the cantankerous New York street vendor known as the Pizza Poppa. Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022 Where McCarthy is affable and friendly, Thomas was cantankerous; if McCarthy is the most popular man in a room, Thomas was the smartest. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 It’s a tell-all that settles old accounts and names names, a cantankerous lament over Lurie’s many existential and terrestrial irritations. Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention
First Known Use
1772, in the meaning defined above
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