Tuesday, August 15, 2006

cantankerous [kăn`tāng.kur.əs] adjective.

1. Quarrelsome; contentious.
2. Difficult to control or handle.

[Wiltshire English, possibly alteration of Middle English
contakour, rogue fr. Anglo-Norman contec, conflict fr. Old French contechier: con, with & teche, fr. estachier, to attach, cf. English attach; attache, possibly fr. a, to, at & Frankish *stakon, a post, a stake, cf. English stake]

1 Comments:

Blogger Lauren Wendy said...

Cantankerous!!! I love this word! This is one of the best words! Good one Jack! I have nothing interesting to say about this word-just that I love it!

 

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