| cantankerous definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | ill-humored; irritable | 57 sets |
| 2 | grumpy; disagreeable | 44 sets |
| 3 | bad-tempered; quarrelsome | 44 sets |
| 4 | quarrelsome | 35 sets |
| 5 | ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable | 34 sets |
| 6 | having a difficult and contrary disposition | 20 sets |
| 7 | difficult or irritating to deal with | 20 sets |
| 8 | bad-tempered | 20 sets |
| 9 | bad tempered | 19 sets |
| 10 | ill-tempered and quarrelsome | 19 sets |
| 11 | contentious, perverse, grouchy | 18 sets |
| 12 | disagreeable to deal with | 18 sets |
| 13 | stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate | 17 sets |
| 14 | cranky | 17 sets |
| 15 | bad-tempered/quarrelsome | 15 sets |
| 16 | bad-tempered, quarrelsome | 14 sets |
| 17 | ill natured | 14 sets |
| 18 | grouchy | 14 sets |
| 19 | adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome | 14 sets |
| 20 | ill-natured; quarrelsome | 13 sets |
| 21 | foul-tempered and quarrelsome | 12 sets |
| 22 | irritable | 12 sets |
| 23 | ill-tempered | 11 sets |
| 24 | ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with | 11 sets |
| 25 | grumpy | 11 sets |
| 26 | ill-natured, peevish, petulant | 9 sets |
| 27 | disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish | 8 sets |
| 28 | irritable; ill-humored | 7 sets |
| 29 | (adj) contentious, perverse, grouchy | 7 sets |
| 30 | disagreeable | 7 sets |
| 31 | ill-tempered; disagreeable | 7 sets |
| 32 | having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition | 7 sets |
| 33 | irritable (adj) | 7 sets |
| 34 | disagreeable, quarrelsome | 6 sets |
| 35 | ill-natured | 6 sets |
| 36 | grumpy, disagreeable | 6 sets |
| 37 | hard to get along with | 6 sets |
| 38 | quarrelsome and grouchy | 6 sets |
| 39 | bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative | 6 sets |
| 40 | grouchy, ill-tempered, quarrelsome | 5 sets |