CANTANKEROUS

(adj.) having a difficult and contrary disposition
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"
synonyms : crotchety , ornery
He's a crotchety old man. -added by naila_inlas
Bob's few friends would describe him as cantankerous, tight-fisted, mean-spirited and misanthropic. -added by BagomboSnuffbox
(adj.) stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"
synonyms : bloody-minded
The cantankerous behavior that the students exhibited during the demonstration agitated the principal. -added by Aswathy_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for cantankerous

(Tag: english) cantankerous (can+tanker) imagine that instead of going by a car, if you have to go by a can tanker, it can make you angry or ill-tempered.
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Mnemonics for cantankerous

(Tag: English) cant+take......its so irritable i just cannt take it.....
added by rahulbest Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) split it into can+tanker+ous : read this as 'kaan' (ear in hindi)+ taker + us, one who is irritable will always have a one below ear (slap) from us.
added by prats_rocks Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) cantankerous (cane+tanker+on+us).Though we save oursalves from cane falling on us we become ill-tempered.
added by shahvatsal239 Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: english) cantankerous sounds like "cann't take it anymore" and when do we say this when we get irritated
added by singhvivek191990 Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: war) Can tanker irritate us (ous)
added by rahulbest Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: no offense) hey you morons you are coming here to learn what cantankerous mean, i tell you now it means people who are cantankerous like you when you read this mnemonic.
added by junker Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) one sitting in a TANK is BAD TEMPERED to kill the enemy and is UN-COOPERATIVE towards enemy
added by nikhilparasher Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) Can and tank is to be used against cantankerous person
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(Tag: hindi) can+tanker+us pahle itna pareshan kiya ki can bhar gaya, fir tanker aur ab hum(us)
added by cryptic Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: english) cantankerous==CANT+ANGER+ous someone whom u dare not anger for he is old and ill tempered
added by saketcmf Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) CANTAkerous, here CANTA is comparable to hindi word Kanta(throne) which is irritating when it stings. so cantakerous means irritating
added by alok1988 Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) cat angry us
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(Tag: ) oil can of the tank is slip on our body so we become angry
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