AllWords.com Home

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

  
Definitions
cantankerous Twit Definition of cantankerous Share Definition of cantankerous on Facebook Digg:Definition of cantankerous! stumble Definition of cantankerous Bookmark Definition of cantankerous on Delicious submit Definition of cantankerous to reddit Bookmark Definition of cantankerous
adjective 
  1. stubborn, Stubborn, cranky, or surly
The landlord always grumbled when asked to fix something.
Translations: 
    Etymology: Perhaps derived from earlier contenkerous, from contentious + rancorous.

         Source Definition of cantankerous
      

     Find:
      Words Starting With:
      Words Ending With:
      Words Containing:
      Words That Match:

     
     Translate Into:
      
    Dutch   French   German
      
    Italian   Spanish
        Show results per page.

    Google
     

    Browse the Dictionary
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

     
      green quotes and commentary

       
    Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
    Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.