Definition
In a bad-tempered, quarrelsome, and irritable manner; acting grumpy or argumentative.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
The word 'cantankerous' might come from Irish 'cant' (edge) because people on the 'edge' of society were seen as troublemakers—so calling someone cantankerous meant they were as prickly as a corner!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በአንድ አይነት እንደ ነው
be an-dit a-ynet en-de ne-w
ARالعربية
بأسلوب غليظ
bi-as-lub ghali-th
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্ট
os-an-toosh-t
CACatalà
de mala gana
de ma-la ga-na
CSČeština
rozčileně
roz-chi-len-ě
ELΕλληνικά
εξοργιστικά
eks-or-gis-ti-ka
ESEspañol
malhumoradamente
mal-oom-o-ra-da-men-te
FAفارسی
خشمگینانه
khashm-gin-a-neh
FISuomi
pärskeilemään
pär-skei-lä-mään
FRFrançais
de mauvaise humeur
duh ma-vwa-zür moor
HIहिन्दी
गुस्से में
gusse mein
IDBahasa Indonesia
sombong
som-bong
ITItaliano
malamente
ma-la-men-te
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p-rot
KO한국어
고집스럽게
go-jib-seol-beuge
MSBahasa Melayu
marah
ma-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့် ကြာ
kya-ng-ht kya
NLNederlands
geërgerd
geh-er-gerd
PLPolski
gorliwie
gor-li-vye
PTPortuguês
mal-humorado
mal-oo-mo-ra-doo
RORomână
neastâmpărat
neh-as-tam-pu-rat
RUРусский
злобно
zlo-b-no
SVSvenska
sursamt
soor-samt
SWKiswahili
kukuu
koo-koo
TAதமிழ்
கோபமாக
go-pa-ma-ka
TEతెలుగు
కుర్రుగా
ku-ru-uga
THไทย
หงุดหงิด
hong-ud-hong-dit
TRTürkçe
kötü niyetli
köt-ü nie-yet-li
UKУкраїнська
хмарно
khymar-no
VITiếng Việt
bực bội
bưc bội
ZH中文
脾气暴躁地
pìqì bàozào dì