| ADJECTIVE | all | cantankerous, bloody-minded | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate |
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| all | cantankerous, crotchety, ornery | having a difficult and contrary disposition |
| Sounds | kaentae'ngkerahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1131 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. | |
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| Synonym | bloody-minded | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate | tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
| Meaning | Having a difficult and contrary disposition. | |
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| Example | "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers | |
| Synonyms | crotchety, ornery | |
| Broader | ill-natured | Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
| Catalan | esquerp | |
| Spanish | arisco | |
| Adverbs | cantankerously | in a bad mood |