can|tan´ker|ous|ness

can|tan´ker|ous|ness
can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective.
ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill-natured; quarrelsome: »

We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper's).

SYNONYM(S): crabbed, testy.
[alteration of earlier unrecorded conteckerous < Middle English contecker contentious person < conteck strife, quarreling; influenced by rancorous]
can|tan´ker|ous|ly, adverb.
can|tan´ker|ous|ness, noun.

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  • can|tan´ker|ous|ly — can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed …   Useful english dictionary

  • can|tan|ker|ous — «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed, testy.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

  • tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… …   English syllables

  • cantankerousness — can·tan·ker·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • cantankerous — can•tan•ker•ous [[t]kænˈtæŋ kər əs[/t]] adj. quarrelsome; irritable • Etymology: 1765–75 can•tan′ker•ous•ly, adv. can•tan′ker•ous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Cantankerous — Can*tan ker*ous, a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] {Can*tan ker*ous*ly}, adv. {Can*tan ker*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cantankerously — Cantankerous Can*tan ker*ous, a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] {Can*tan ker*ous*ly}, adv. {Can*tan ker*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cantankerousness — Cantankerous Can*tan ker*ous, a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] {Can*tan ker*ous*ly}, adv. {Can*tan ker*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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