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The example sentences of CANTANKEROUS in videos (1 in total of 1)

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Use "cantankerous" in a sentence | "cantankerous" example sentences

How to use "cantankerous" in a sentence?

  • Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
    -Zhuangzi-
  • Few of the great creators have bland personalities. They are cantankerous egotists, the kind of men who are unwelcome in the modern corporation.
    -David Ogilvy-
  • I get to live down my reputation for being cantankerous if I slowly evolve towards being a really good live show.
    -Ariel Pink-
  • As there are three of us come on purpose for the game, you won't be so cantankerous as to spoil the party by sitting out.
    -Richard Brinsley Sheridan-
  • Fear, born of the stern matron Responsibility, sits on one's shoulders like some heavy imp of darkness, and one is preoccupied and, possibly, cantankerous.
    -William McFee-
  • For little boys are rancorous When robbed of any myth, And spiteful and cantankerous To all their kin and kith. But little girls can draw conclusions And profit from their lost illusions.
    -Phyllis McGinley-

Definition and meaning of CANTANKEROUS

What does "cantankerous mean?"

/kanˈtaNGk(ə)rəs/

adjective
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

What are synonyms of "cantankerous"?
Some common synonyms of "cantankerous" are:
  • bad-tempered,
  • irascible,
  • irritable,
  • grumpy,
  • grouchy,
  • crotchety,
  • tetchy,
  • testy,
  • crusty,
  • curmudgeonly,
  • ill-tempered,
  • ill-natured,
  • ill-humored,
  • peevish,
  • cross,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

What are antonyms of "cantankerous"?
Some common antonyms of "cantankerous" are:
  • good-natured,
  • affable,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

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