Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being cantankerous; ill-tempered opposition; crossness; waspishness.
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- noun The state of being
cantankerous .
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Examples
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True, the man we knew was physically frail, but the walls of books (a true polymath, he had mastered a dizzying array of languages), the enthusiasms, and the blithe cantankerousness were all things we had experienced.
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Keith, for all his "cantankerousness," might be right.
The Calico Cat Charles Miner Thompson 1902
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His Golden-footed Majesty presently repented him of his arbitrary "cantankerousness," and in due time my ultimatum was accepted.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874
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"cantankerousness," to use one of his own words, he was a singularly steadfast and loyal friend.
The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" George Henry Borrow 1842
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And thanks as always for the great ideas, cautionary advice, humor and general cantankerousness that makes this site so special.
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And thanks as always for the great ideas, cautionary advice, humor and general cantankerousness that makes this site so special.
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And thanks as always for the great ideas, cautionary advice, humor and general cantankerousness that makes this site so special.
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Ms. Trubek's initial cantankerousness, though, is understandable.
In Brief: Travel 2011
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And thanks as always for the great ideas, cautionary advice, humor and general cantankerousness that makes this site so special.
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And thanks as always for the great ideas, cautionary advice, humor and general cantankerousness that makes this site so special.
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