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Thesaurus: cantankerous

Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.

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  1. a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
  2. adj. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  3. adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition
  4. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv. -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n. The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Theckeray.
  5. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] --Can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv.-- Can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n.The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Theckeray.
  6. j:100 s. having a difficult and contrary disposition