cantankerously
In grumpy fashion
In a bad-tempered, argumentative, or uncooperative manner.
Someone behaving cantankerously is being difficult and contrary, often without clear cause: He cantankerously refused to sign the form, insisting on reading every word twice.
The word suggests stubborn ill humor rather than outright hostility.
Bad-tempered and uncooperative
- grouchilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- crabbilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- testilyIn irritated manner
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
sullenly · sourly · morosely · surly · gruffly · snappishly · crossly · churlishly
In a peevish way
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
- touchilyIn an oversensitive manner
- irasciblyIn an easily-angered way
fractiously · edgily · querulously · snappishly · impatiently · huffily · sulkily · shrewishly
In obstinate opposition
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- contentiouslyIn argumentative fashion
- confrontationallyIn an aggressive, challenging manner
- antagonisticallyIn an opposing manner
belligerently · quarrelsomely · pugnaciously · obstinately · defiantly · perversely · provocatively · obstreperously
curmudgeonly
Bad-tempered and uncooperative
peevishly · sullenly · sourly · morosely · surly · gruffly · snappishly · crossly · churlishly · moodily
crankily
In a peevish way
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
- touchilyIn an oversensitive manner
irascibly · fractiously · edgily · querulously · snappishly · impatiently · huffily · sulkily · shrewishly · acerbically
contrarily
In obstinate opposition
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- contentiouslyIn argumentative fashion
- confrontationallyIn an aggressive, challenging manner
antagonistically · belligerently · quarrelsomely · pugnaciously · obstinately · defiantly · perversely · provocatively · obstreperously · uncooperatively
cantankerouslyamiably
In a friendly manner
cheerfully · good-naturedly · agreeably · pleasantly · sweetly
cantankerouslyagreeably
In pleasing fashion
obligingly · accommodatingly · compliantly · cooperatively · amenably