cantankerous Play adjectiveBad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. SYNONYMS argumentativeas cross as two sticksawkwardbad-temperedbiliouschippycholericcontrarycrabbedcrabbycrankycrosscross-grainedcrotchetycrustycurmudgeonlydifficultdisagreeabledyspepticeggyfractiousgrouchygrumpyhot-temperedill-humouredill-naturedill-temperedirascibleirritablelike a bear with a sore headliverishmiffynarkyon a short fuseornerypeckishpeevishpepperyperversepettishpricklyquarrelsomequick-temperedrattyscratchyshirtyshort-fusedshort-temperedshrewishsnakysnappishsnappysoreheadedspleneticstroppytestytetchytouchyuncooperativewaspishwaxy
