Cantankerous (adjective)
cantankerous [kan-tang-ker-uh s]

adjective
1. disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

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Origin: 1765-75; perhaps variant of earlier *contenkerous, reflecting contentious, rancorous

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