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|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 … Useful english dictionary
can·tan·ker·ous — … 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
ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… … English syllables
cantankerous — can·tan·ker·ous … English syllables
cantankerously — can·tan·ker·ous·ly … 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 [kænˈtæŋkərəs] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from conteck quarreling (13 17 centuries)] bad tempered and complaining a lot ▪ a cantankerous old man … Dictionary of contemporary English
