cantankerous
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In 2007, at the ripe age of 80, Mandell played a cantankerous, aging Nuremberg judge in a two-character production of “Trying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Inside Exxon, he eventually earned the nickname “Iron Ass” because of his occasionally cantankerous nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
One adversary-turned-ally is Stephen Root’s cantankerous true believer, Wyck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
More character actor than leading man, he could be relied upon to inject a feisty, fiery machismo and a cantankerous contrariness into the most mainstream Hollywood offering.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Many were cantankerous fools who unfailingly backed the wrong horses.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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