cantankerous

Hear it
Hear it

Phonetic Respelling: [ kan-tang-ker-uhs ]

Definition: Play

adj. irritable stubborn and quarrelsome

Sentence: Play Play

He's a cantankerous old man.

More example sentences:

He's a cantankerous old man.

Hear it Hear it

''On a long trip, a blustering, cantankerous cook could keep the men in good spirits.'' What does 'cantankerous' mean?

Hear it Hear it

She's a cantankerous and venomous tongued old lady.

Hear it Hear it

She is a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady. Spelled with a hyphen.

Hear it Hear it
Right
Left

Synonyms: Play

crabby; difficult; bad-tempered;bearish

Antonyms: Play

easy; good-natured;happy; nice pleasant

How many syllables in cantankerous?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide cantankerous into syllables:

can-tan-ker-ous

Cantankerous rhymes:

Test drive some of our other games

Play now to sample our spelling, vocabulary and typing games.
Vocabulary Games (8 games)
Spelling Games (9 games)

VocabClass lessons are designed to engage students, improve motivation in learning the subject matter, and generate better results. Long-term retention is our focus and by making the learning process fun, our gamified approach has a positive impact on this goal.

View all games!

YEAH. Try it FREE!

Gitf box

Try our 7-day Free Trial to test drive
the VocabClass program.

Sign up for a 7-Day Free Trial Not now, thank you
View all games!
Back to main site