Cantankerous
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish:
a cantankerous, argumentative man.
Contemporary Examples
The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko John Schulian January 4, 2014
Rand Paul and Ron Wyden, Drone Odd-Couple Eli Lake February 25, 2013
The Case for Cardinal Sean O’Malley Christopher Dickey March 11, 2013
The Smartest Book About Our Digital Age Was Published in 1929 Ted Gioia January 4, 2014
Rocky Horror Comes to Glee Shannon Donnelly October 26, 2010
Historical Examples
Miss Cayley’s Adventures Grant Allen
In the Midst of Alarms Robert Barr
The Graftons Archibald Marshall
The Christian Hall Caine
From Out the Vasty Deep Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
adjective
quarrelsome; irascible
adj.
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