Definitions for Cantankerous
kænˈtæŋ kər əscan·tan·ker·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bloody-minded, cantankerousadjective

   stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

   "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator

2. cantankerous, crotchety, orneryadjective

   having a difficult and contrary disposition

   "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. cantankerousadjective

   given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.

2. Etymology: Perhaps derived from earlier contenkerous, from contentious + rancorous.

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1. cantankerous

   Caron Liza Geary (born 15 October 1963 in Paddington, London), known by various stage names, is an English female raggamuffin toaster. She was the first white female reggae/dancehall MC.According to Geary, her first recorded appearance was on a cover of "Kid Ralph", a dancehall track by Little Twitch. The song talks about a "legendary" homosexual figure in Jamaica's prison system. She has subsequently worked as a solo artist and with other musicians, including Erasure and Boy George, who described her music as "the dirtiest 'slackest' reggae I'd heard since the seventies".

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1. cantankerous

   Cantankerous refers to an individual who is difficult or irritating to deal with, often displaying a stubborn or argumentative disposition. It is primarily used to describe someone who is bad-tempered, grumpy, or likely to cause a dispute. A cantankerous person often provokes disagreements or resentment through their behavior.

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1. Cantankerousadjective

   perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cantankerous

   kan-tang′kėr-us, adj. cross-grained: perverse in temper.—adv. Cantan′kerously.—n. Cantan′kerousness. [M. E. contak, quarrelling.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cantankerous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cantankerous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Cantankerous in a Sentence

1. Chuang-tzu, On Leveling All Things:

   Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   If you don’t want to be cantankerous, don’t feed your temper, or multiply incidents of anger. Suppress the first impulse to be angry, then begin to count the days on which you don’t get mad.

3. Chuang-tzu:

   Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cantankerous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cantankerous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantankerous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cantankerous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cantankerous