Cantankerous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kænˈtæŋkərəs|
Brit.
|kænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs|
adjective
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate (syn: bloody-minded)
- having a difficult and contrary disposition (syn: crotchety)
- having a difficult and contrary disposition (syn: crotchety)
a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
Extra examples
...a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change...
...a run-down house that was inhabited by a cantankerous crone who kept to herself...
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