Related Words for cantankerous

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ornery
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Adjective
stubborn
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Adjective, Adjective
irascible
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Adjective
grouchy
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Noun
cranky
/x
Adjective
truculent
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Adjective
grumpy
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Adjective
pugnacious
x/x
Adjective
surly
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Adjective
feisty
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Adjective
finicky
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Adjective
garrulous
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Adjective
acerbic
x/x
Adjective
gruff
/
Adjective
obnoxious
x/x
Adjective
irritable
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Adjective
affable
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Adjective
rambunctious
x/x
Adjective
uncooperative
xx/xxx
Adjective
wily
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Adjective
headstrong
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Adjective
amiable
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Adjective
fractious
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Adjective
bitchy
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Adjective
officious
x/x
Adjective
querulous
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Adjective
taciturn
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Adjective
peevish
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Adjective
spiteful
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Adjective
temperamental
xx/x
Adjective
eccentric
x/x
Adjective
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective
quarrelsome
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Adjective
boisterous
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Adjective
opinionated
x/xxx
Adjective
belligerent
x/xx
Noun
imperious
x/xx
Adjective
prissy
/x
Noun
intransigent
x/xx
Adjective
bossy
/x
Noun
lovable
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Adjective
loquacious
x/x
Adjective
excitable
x/xx
Adjective
troublesome
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Adjective
unsympathetic
xxx/x
Adjective
reclusive
x/x
Adjective
loveable
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Adjective
exasperating
x/xxx
Adjective
petulant
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Adjective
recalcitrant
x/xx
Adjective
diffident
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Adjective
embittered
x/x
Adjective
outspoken
//x
Adjective
pompous
/x
Adjective
unruly
x/x
Adjective
unfriendly
x/x
Adjective
tenacious
x/x
Adjective
brusque
/
Adjective
humorless
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Adjective
arrogant
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Adjective
irate
x/
Adjective
irksome
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Adjective
vindictive
x/x
Adjective
bellicose
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Adjective
wayward
/x
Adjective
gregarious
x/xx
Adjective
uptight
x/
Adjective
fretful
/x
Adjective
testy
/x
Noun
crusty
/x
Adjective
churlish
/x
Adjective
snotty
/x
Adjective
cursed
/
Verb
contrary
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Noun
abusive
x/x
Adjective
inclement
x/x
Adjective
contentious
x/x
Adjective
resentful
x/x
Adjective
censorious
/x/x
Adjective
intolerant
x/xx
Adjective
capricious
x/x
Adjective
musty
/x
Noun
mischievous
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Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective
nasty
/x
Adjective
gainful
/x
Noun
aggressive
x/x
Adjective
sullen
/x
Adjective
hostile
/x
Adjective
ugly
/x
Adjective
cynical
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Adjective
critical
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Adjective
annoying
x/x
Adjective
refractory
x/xx
Adjective
perverse
x/
Adjective
scornful
/x
Adjective
antisocial
xx/x
Adjective
impertinent
x/xx
Adjective
ungracious
x/x
Adjective
discontented
xx/x
Adjective
malevolent
x/xx
Adjective
cuss
/
Noun
mule
/
Noun
brute
/
Noun
irishman
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Name
moods
/
Noun
devil
/x
Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun
beast
/
Noun
temper
/x
Noun
fellow
/x
Noun
personality
xx/xx
Noun
farmer
/x
Noun
father
/x
Noun
individual
xx/xx
Noun
owner
/x
Noun
professor
x/x
Noun
lot
/
Noun
husband
/x
Noun
woman
/x
Noun
man
/
Noun
lady
/x
Noun
self
/
Noun
wife
/
Noun
horse
/
Noun
creature
/x
Noun
animal
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Noun
sort
/
Noun
demented
x/x
Adjective
flighty
/x
Adjective
likable
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Adjective
likeable
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Adjective
reticent
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Adjective
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sociable
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Adjective, Noun
talkative
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Adjective
pidgin
/x
Noun
sfa
x
Name
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
fall
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Verb, Noun