cantankerous
adjective
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.
cantankerously
-
a word derived from
cantankerous.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“One of the things I love about Russ Moore is, he’s comfortably orthodox, he’s not cantankerously orthodox,” Wax said.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2021
Lately and most cantankerously, it’s Kanye West who has been daring to level with us.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
He later settled down to reflect, cantankerously, on the trail of broken bands, ex-wives and neglected children he'd left in his wake.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2019
Offstage, she had a reputation for being just as steely and sometimes cantankerously determined — but consistently hilarious.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2018
He went home dead-beat, is very irritable, off his food, can't sleep, and swears cantankerously that there's nothing the matter with him,—the usual symptoms.
From The Red Planet by William John Locke
