cantankerous
adjective
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.
cantankerously
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a word derived from
cantankerous.
Example Sentences
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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
“Oh yeah? Well, you try mooring this ship,” Captain Hazelwood said cantankerously.
From Washington Post
Well, it does seem to me that you are most cantankerously particular about a little thing, Sim Robinson.
From Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain
