ill-tempered, quarrelsome, dissagreeable
Antonyms: Charming, Exciting, Polite Synonyms: Bad-mannered, barbaric, cantankerous
To be in a cantankerous state means to be angered or annoyed about something. An example sentence using the phrase would be "Mr. Johnson was in a cantankerous state after being stuck in traffic for 2 hours."
My cantankerous husband constantly argues with me about everything. Cantankerous is a fantastic word, by the way.
The cantankerous curmudgeon callously cursed at the crying children. "Why, you cantankerous old fool!", said the wench. How long do you have to study to be so cantankerous?
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Sometimes my mother can be very cantankerous she always tries to start fighting with me.
She is just old and cantankerous!
He was such a cantankerous person that nobody liked to invite him to their parties.
The cantankerous old man slammed the door in the face of the census taker.Some people think that I'm cantankerous, but it's just that I know I'm right.She is just old and cantankerous!
The word 'Cantankerous' usually has negative connotations, it generally means someone who is uncooperative, bad tempered or argumentative. Other words which mean a similar thing are: Peevish and Contentious.
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