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cantankerous
cantankerous
/kænˈtæŋkɝəs/
adjective
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
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
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