cantankerous
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Inside Exxon, he eventually earned the nickname “Iron Ass” because of his occasionally cantankerous nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
In “Greenberg,” Ben Stiller’s title character is a cantankerous and neurotic New Yorker who has fled west after a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
The soccer team’s place in the Premier League standings had the typically cantankerous rock star in a great mood, and that held when talk turned to his ongoing reunion tour.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
Whether the subject was toys, fish or a cantankerous old man, the Emeryville-based computer animation studio churned out hit after hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Many were cantankerous fools who unfailingly backed the wrong horses.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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