Cantankerous vs. Pugnacious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cantankerous and Pugnacious
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Cantankerous
Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
Disliked her cantankerous landlord.
Pugnacious
Combative in nature.
Cantankerous
Difficult to handle
"had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous" (Brad Pokorny).
Pugnacious
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Cantankerous
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
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Pugnacious
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
Cantankerous
Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
The cantankerous old maiden aunt.
Pugnacious
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
Cantankerous
Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
Unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders
Pugnacious
Ready and able to resort to force or violence;
Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
They were rough and determined fighting men
Cantankerous
Having a difficult and contrary disposition;
A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
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