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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 can·tan·ker·ous /kænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs, kən-/
 (a.)心地不良的,愛吵架的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·tan·ker·ous a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] -- Can*tan*ker*ous*ly, adv. -- Can*tan*ker*ous*ness, n.
    The cantankerous old maiden aunt.   --Thackeray.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 cantankerous
      adj 1: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
             "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about
             demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator [syn: bloody-minded]
      2: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous
         and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: crotchety,
          ornery]