cantankerous cantankerous /kænˈtæŋkɝəs/

adjective

1. Having a difficult and contrary disposition  ( cantankerous , crotchety , ornery [Informal, N. American] )
   having a difficult and contrary disposition
    A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
   a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
   
2. Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate  ( bloody-minded [British] , cantankerous )
   stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
    Unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders
   unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders