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cantankerous definition
cantankerous |
Overview of adj cantankerous The adj cantankerous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bloody-minded, cantankerous -- ((British) stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator) 2. cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers) Antonyms of adj cantankerous 2 senses of cantankerous Sense 1 bloody-minded, cantankerous INDIRECT (VIA stubborn) -> docile Sense 2 cantankerous, crotchety, ornery INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Similarity of adj cantankerous 2 senses of cantankerous Sense 1 bloody-minded, cantankerous => stubborn (vs. docile) Sense 2 cantankerous, crotchety, ornery => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Attributes of adj cantankerous Familiarity of adj cantankerous cantankerous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj cantankerous cantankerous Overview of adj cantankerous The adj cantankerous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bloody-minded, cantankerous -- ((British) stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator) 2. cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers)
cantankerous definition
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