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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cantankerous/kanˈtaŋkərəs/

▶adjective bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

– derivatives
cantankerously adverb,
cantankerousness noun.

– origin C18: of unknown origin; perh. a blend of Anglo-Irish cant ‘auction’ and rancorous (see rancour).

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