Cantankerously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cantankerously
       adv : in a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously"