cantankerous
cantankerous · more cantankerous · most cantankerous
сварливий, причепливий
сварливый
mürrisch, launisch, übellaunig, zänkisch
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome natureGiven to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/
» Tom is a cantankerous old man.
Meaning
1 sensesGiven to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
launisch, zänkisch, mürrisch
сварли́выйsvarlívyj
сварли́вийsvarlývyj, приче́пливийpryčéplyvyj
More definitions
- having a difficult and contrary disposition
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Examples
6 sentencesTom is a cantankerous old man.
Tom is cantankerous.
deTom ist knurrig.
What a cantankerous man!
ruКакой сварливый человек!
Dmitri has an unlikable and cantankerous personality.
Tom isn't as cantankerous as he used to be.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby:
Русский
By meaning 1
ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby:
Origin
Perhaps derived from earlier contenkerous, from contentious + rancorous.Perhaps derived from earlier contenkerous, from contentious + rancorous.
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Forms
more cantankerous, most cantankerous| Comparative | more cantankerous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cantankerous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
65 synonymsbad-temperedB2fractiousC2temperamentalC1tetchyC2crankycrotchetyatrabiliousbiliousbitchybrainishcarnaptiouscholericcrabbitcrabby
Close in meaning
- having a difficult and contrary disposition:crotchetyornery
- stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate:bloody-minded
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form