"rantankerous" meaning in English

See rantankerous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more rantankerous [comparative], most rantankerous [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} rantankerous (comparative more rantankerous, superlative most rantankerous)
  1. (US, dialect, dated) argumentative; quarrelsome; cantankerous Tags: US, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-rantankerous-en-adj-mqXrXkOP Categories (other): American English

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