Cantankerously

/kænˈtæŋkərəsli/ adverb

In a bad-tempered, quarrelsome, and irritable manner; acting grumpy or argumentative.

From cantankerous (likely from Anglo-Irish 'cantalourous' or related to Irish 'cant' meaning edge or corner), meaning difficult or contentious. The -ly adverbial suffix was added to create the adverb form in English around the 1700s.

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