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How to say: cantankerous

Spelling: Cantankerous Syllables  cantankerous
US accent
/kæntˈæŋkɚɹəs/
UK accent
/kantˈaŋkəɹəs/
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Definition

Definition — stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; - Spectator

e.g. “unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders”

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