'Cantankerously' definitions:
Definition of 'cantankerously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously"
Definition of 'Cantankerously'
From: GCIDE
- Cantankerous \Can*tan"ker*ous\, a. Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] -- {Can*tan"ker*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Can*tan"ker*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- The cantankerous old maiden aunt. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Cantar