cantankerous
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Peut-être dérivé de contentious + rancorous.
Adjectif modifier
cantankerous \kæn.ˈtæŋ.kə.ɹəs\
- Acariâtre, irascible, revêche.
- He is a violent, dangerous, cantankerous character, hated by everyone who comes across him, and the butt of the students, so far as they dare take a liberty with him. Perhaps it would be best for you if you never heard from the fellow at all. — (Conan Doyle, The Lost World, 1912)
Synonymes modifier
Prononciation modifier
- États-Unis : écouter « cantankerous [kæn.ˈtæŋ.kə.ɹəs] »
- (Australie) : écouter « cantankerous [Prononciation ?] »