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macula

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

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Definition

habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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- habitually angry or annoyed
- suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament
- often difficult to deal with
Definition
- habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
  suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
- often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

sh' aria-hidden='true'>\
- habitually angry or annoyed
- suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament
- often difficult to deal with
Definition
- habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
  suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
- often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

sh' aria-hidden='true'>\
- habitually angry or annoyed
- suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament
- often difficult to deal with
Definition
- habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
  suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
- often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

sh' aria-hidden='true'>\
- habitually angry or annoyed
- suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament
- often difficult to deal with
Definition
- habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
  suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
- often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

sh' aria-hidden='true'>\
- habitually angry or annoyed
- suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament
- often difficult to deal with
Definition
- habitually angry or annoyed //… I have developed into a cantankerous old man who shouts at the television … — Bryan Forbes
  suggestive or expressive of an irritable temperament //a cantankerous remark //a cantankerous memoir
- often difficult to deal with //a cantankerous mule

Other Words

cantankerously adverb
cantankerousness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acid bearish bilious bloody-minded [chiefly British] disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill-tempered ornery splenetic surly

Antonyms

amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered

Examples

//a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology

perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention

cantankerous

adjective