cantankerous

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/, /kənˈtæŋkəɹəs/

Adjective

cantankerous

1. Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature; ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.

Synonyms

• cranky
• grouchy
• grumpy
• ornery
• surly
• truculent

Translations

• French: irritable
• German: launisch, zänkisch, mürrisch, übellaunig
• Italian: stizzoso
• Portuguese: irritadiço, mal-humorado
• Russian: сварливый
• Spanish: intratable, (Latin America) mañoso, {t+|es|enojadizo}}, arisco, cascarrabias

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004