cantankerous

• Décrit une personne de mauvaise humeur, encline à se disputer et peu coopérative ; qui a un caractère difficile et querelleur.

Describes a person who is bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

1. Bad-tempered and uncooperativeC1formal

   Easily annoyed and often unwilling to agree or help others.

   Querelleur et peu coopératif

   • The cantankerous old man refused to let anyone park in front of his house.
   • Her cantankerous attitude made team meetings very difficult.
   • He became more cantankerous as he grew older.

   Synonymescrankycrossgrouchygrumpyill-temperedirasciblepeevishqueruloussurlytesty

   Antonymesagreeableamiablecooperativegenialpleasant

2. Stubbornly difficultC1formal

   Having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive.

   Entêté et contrariant

   • The cantankerous mule refused to move an inch.
   • His cantankerous nature made him a challenging person to work with.
   • She gave a cantankerous reply to every suggestion.

   Synonymeschurlishcrankygrouchygrumpyill-temperedirascibleobstreperousorneryperversequarrelsomesurlytesty

   Antonymesagreeableamiablecompliantcooperativegenialgood-naturedobliging