a01135673
| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | having a difficult and contrary disposition |
| examples | a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady Dorothy Sayers |
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| Similar to | ill-natured |
| Derivationally related form | ornery → orneriness |
| Derivationally related form | crotchety → crotchet |
| Derivationally related form | crotchety → crotchetiness |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | ill-natured |
| Derived from adjective | cantankerously → cantankerous |
| Derivationally related form | crotchetiness → crotchety |
| Derivationally related form | crotchet → crotchety |
| Derivationally related form | orneriness → ornery |
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