Can-tăn'ker-oŭs1, a.
a. Very vile or bitter; perverse; malicious; contentious. [Colloq.] “A cantankerous humor.” Thackeray.
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Cantankerous
Con-tăn'ker-oŭs2, a.
a. Vile to the lowest degree; execrable; perverse; hateful. [Ireland.] [Written also cantankerous.]