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Word of the Day : July 5, 2022
cantankerous \kan-TANK-uh-rus\ adjective
What It Means
A cantankerous person is often angry and annoyed. Cantankerous also means “difficult or irritating to deal with.”
// Several sportswriters cited the coach’s cantankerous personality as a reason for the team’s poor performance and lack of motivation.
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