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cantankerous

/kæn'tæŋkərəs/

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adjective
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
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bloody-minded obstinate stubborn unregenerate
adjective
having a difficult and contrary disposition
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"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"

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crotchety ornery ill-natured

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