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cantankerous

Adjective

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
cantankerous adj.
irritable, contentious

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cantankerous
cantankerous
\can*tan"ker*ous\ (?), a. perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [colloq.] -- can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv. -- can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n. the cantankerous old maiden aunt. [

WORDNET 2.0
cantankerous
Adjective
1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
(synonym) bloody-minded
(similar) stubborn
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
(synonym) crotchety, ornery
(similar) ill-natured

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
MC Kinky
Caron Geary, known by various stage names, is an English female raggamuffin toaster. (In Jamaican music, a toaster is someone who talks or chants to an instrumental accompaniment.) She was the first white female reggae/dancehall MC.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

cantankerous

Adjective

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
cantankerous adj.
irritable, contentious

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
cantankerous
cantankerous
\can*tan"ker*ous\ (?), a. perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [colloq.] -- can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv. -- can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n. the cantankerous old maiden aunt. [

WORDNET 2.0
cantankerous
Adjective
1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
(synonym) bloody-minded
(similar) stubborn
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
(synonym) crotchety, ornery
(similar) ill-natured

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
MC Kinky
Caron Geary, known by various stage names, is an English female raggamuffin toaster. (In Jamaican music, a toaster is someone who talks or chants to an instrumental accompaniment.) She was the first white female reggae/dancehall MC.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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