Rate your familiarity with the word cantankerous based on the scale from 1 to 5. | Part of Speech adjective | Syllabication can-tank-er-ous |
First Known Use 1772 | Etymology From the Middle English word contakour meaning "troublemaker." |
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Definition often angry or annoyed | Sentence Many people thought Stone Fox was a cantankerous person because he was frequently did not interact with white people. |