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cantankerous

/kænˈtæŋkɚəs/ · 12 letters · 10 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;, Spectator

    unions...have never been as bloody minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders

  2. adjective

    having a difficult and contrary disposition;, Dorothy Sayers

    a cantankerous and venomous tongued old lady

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