Word of the Day: Cantankerous
Pronunciation: [kan-tang-kuhr-uhs]
Definition:
adjective:
Difficult to deal with: ill-tempered, quarrelsome.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English contak (contention). Earliest documented use: 1736.
Usage: A cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change.
Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], ill–tempered, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, splenetic, surly
Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered
Pronunciation: [kan-tang-kuhr-uhs]
adjective:
Difficult to deal with: ill-tempered, quarrelsome.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English contak (contention). Earliest documented use: 1736.
Usage: A cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change.
Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], ill–tempered, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, splenetic, surly
Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered
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