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Summary

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cantankerous:
- schlecht gelaunt; knurrig; barsch; brüsk; sauertöpfisch; griesgrämig; schlechtgelaunt
Wiktionary:
- cantankerous → übellaunig, zänkisch, mürrisch, launisch, humorlos
- cantankerous → streitsüchtig, griesgrämig, brummig, unwirsch, unfreundlich, sauer

English

Detailed Translations for cantankerous from English to German

cantankerous:

cantankerous adj

cantankerous (bad tempered; moody; grumpy; crusty; crabbed; lamenting; complaining; wailing)
schlecht gelaunt
- schlecht gelaunt adj
cantankerous (grumpy; surly; rigid; nagging; crabbed; crusty; gruff; sullen)
knurrig; barsch; brüsk; sauertöpfisch; griesgrämig; schlechtgelaunt
- knurrig adj
- barsch adj
- brüsk adj
- sauertöpfisch adj
- griesgrämig adj
- schlechtgelaunt adj

Translation Matrix for cantankerous:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bloody-minded; crotchety; ornery
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
barsch	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep
brüsk	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	abrupt; blunt; curt; short; steep
griesgrämig	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	cheerless; complaining; gloomy; grumbling; grumpy; joyless; moody; pensive; sad; somber; sombre; sulky; triste; wistful
knurrig	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	grumbling; grumpy; sulky
sauertöpfisch	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	grumbling; grumpy; sulky
schlecht gelaunt	bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; grumpy; lamenting; moody; wailing	baroque; capricious; changeable; disagreeable; fickle; freak; freakish; grumbling; grumpy; incalculable; indigestible; peevish; unpredictable; unstable; unsteady; wayward; whimsical
schlechtgelaunt	cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly	cheerless; edgy; gloomy; grumbling; grumpy; irritated; joyless; moody; pensive; sad; somber; sombre; sulky; triste; vexed; wistful

Related Words for "cantankerous":

cantankerousness, cantankerously

Synonyms for "cantankerous":

bloody-minded; stubborn; obstinate; unregenerate
crotchety; ornery; ill-natured

Related Definitions for "cantankerous":

having a difficult and contrary disposition¹
- a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady¹
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate¹

Wiktionary Translations for cantankerous:

cantankerous

adjective

ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby
- cantankerous → übellaunig; zänkisch; mürrisch; launisch

cantankerous

adjective

ohne Sinn für Humor, nicht zu Späßen aufgelegt
- humorlos → cantankerous; humorless; humourless

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• cantankerous	→ streitsüchtig; griesgrämig	↔ acariâtre — D’un tempérament grincheux, aigri et fâcheux.
• cantankerous	→ brummig; unwirsch; unfreundlich	↔ quinteux — Qui est fantasque, qui est sujet à des quintes, à des accès de mauvaise humeur.
• cantankerous	→ sauer	↔ revêche — rare\|fr Qui est rude, âpre au goût.

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