Cantankerous Crossword Clue – 5 Answers (5-9 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Cantankerous?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Cantankerous is TESTY. Other possible answers include CRABBY, IRRITABLE, ORNERY, PERVERSE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Cantankerous?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Cantankerous.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Cantankerous?

Clues like Cantankerous often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sun Two Speed, The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times Daily, The Guardian Genius, Financial Times Polymath, among others.

ORNERY

having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

9 letter answer(s) to cantankerous

IRRITABLE

abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
capable of responding to stimuli
easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
GROUCHY

8 letter answer(s) to cantankerous

PERVERSE

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

5 letter answer(s) to cantankerous

TESTY

easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Cantankerous’

What's the best solution for Cantankerous?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Cantankerous is TESTY. Other possible answers include CRABBY, IRRITABLE, ORNERY, PERVERSE.

How many solutions are there for Cantankerous?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Cantankerous.

Which crosswords feature clues like Cantankerous?

Clues like Cantankerous often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sun Two Speed, The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times Daily, The Guardian Genius, Financial Times Polymath, among others.

Clue	Answers
Cross	19
Mean	18
Irritable	11
Peevish	10
Ill-tempered	8
Difficult	7
Obstinate	7
Irascible	6
Bad-tempered	5
Easily annoyed	4
Contrary	3
Disagreeable	3
Easily irritated	3
Fractious	3
GROUCHY	3
Hard to please	3
On edge	3
Surly	3
Apt to snap	2
Crabbed	2
Short-tempered	2
A biblical extract that's intractable	1
A part of a poem is deliberately wicked	1
Annoyed and irritable	1
Bad-tempered taxi driver accepts rupees	1
Contrary way in which poet expects to be paid?	1
Cranky	1
Cross first of roads passed round by driver	1
Deliberately contrary	1
Hardly easygoing	1
Ill-mannered clamour about pop group curtailed	1
Impatient? Try one of the axes	1
Inclined to strike out	1
Irritable and impatient	1
Irritable match ending in acrimony	1
Irritable report about sailor heading for boat	1
Irritated about exam?	1
It's wrong, how poets get paid by results?	1
King of music in racy novel that's short	1
Not at all nice	1
Not easygoing	1
Not handling criticism we	1
Obstinate, essentially, over topless bars	1
Out of humor	1
Out of sorts, express sadness about university offer?	1
Pair protecting bishop with altar cross	1
Pig-headed	1
Ready to snap	1
Short movie sent up Animal House	1
Short, say	1

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