adjective

cantankerous

/kænˈtæŋkərəs/ · say it: kan·TANG·ker·uhs

bad-tempered and argumentative

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1. (adjective) bad-tempered and always complaining; easily annoyed

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My cantankerous grandfather complains about everything.

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