cantankerously

  • 21cantankerous — [kan taŋ′kər əs] adj. [prob. < ME contakour, troublemaker (< Anglo Fr < contec, discord) + OUS] bad tempered; quarrelsome cantankerously adv. cantankerousness n …

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  • 22cantankerous — adj. bad tempered, quarrelsome. Derivatives: cantankerously adv. cantankerousness n. Etymology: perh. f. Ir. cant outbidding + rancorous …

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