As I am now lamenting the end of the Blogging From A-Z Challenge and the fun I had finding words that appealed to me, I have decided that I will do a post on a Wednesday highlighting a weird, wacky or wonderful word. I am kicking off with a great-sounding word today……..
Cantankerous. This word is the crabby and crotchety, crusty and cross old codger that likes to moan and whinge about everything. He is grumpy and grouchy, miserable and morose. His ill-tempered and irritable demeanour makes him snappy and sour.
Or what about the sullen and short-tempered child, cranky and quarrelsome, who will not be pacified? They are prickly and petulant, obstinate and onery, not to mention fractious and downright foul!
A bit like me when I get hungry really!
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Sounds like you got addicted. Wednesday’s will be something to look forward to, in addition to Friday’s!
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Thanks Linda. Yes I am addicted. 🙂
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Nice one Edwina I was missing your special take on words and this is one I have not heard in many years. Look forward to your weds feature
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Thanks Cat. I missed my doing them as well, so it is great to bring it back on a Wednesday. 🙂
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The verbiage of your entire post had a certain rhythm and harmony. You are very masterful with your descriptions! A joy to read! 🙂
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Thank Tonya. 🙂
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I like to drive the point home with “cantankerous”… Nice choice there 🙂
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Thanks so much Prajakta 🙂
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Great word…. onomatopoeic I reckon… and I hooted aloud at your comment about it being you when hungry… I have my hand up in the air declaring “Me too!!”
Maybe we should start a campaign to preserve and resurrect all these delicious words…
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I expect we will have a few cantankerous MPs to contend with on Thursday night/Friday morning 🙂
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Oh yes, we certainly will!
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OH I wish I could go back and redo my C for the A to Z when I used cranky instead of this deluxe word. I now regret! 🙂
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I have found a few words since the challenge that I didn’t get to use so I decided to feature them now as they are too good to waste.
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…but don’t forget to keep a list of really juicy ones for next year!
xx
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I will try! Knowing me I will forget what I am doing by then!
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There is such a raw feel to that word. Outstanding.
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Thankyou very much 🙂
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Love that word and it describes me when I’m hungry, also.
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Cantankerous is a brilliant word, and I use it a lot with my pre-school class when they are being cantankerous 😉
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Hi Claire and welcome. Oh yes, kids are very good at being cantankerous at times!
🙂
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This is a great word and one I still use! However, must say here, Edwina, I love all the words you used in this post! It’s alot of fun to read posts with so much great verbiage!
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Thank you so much. I also use cantankerous a fair bit as well. I’m glad you enjoyed my other words too 🙂
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Ha, ha! Fabulous word! Cantankerous is one of those words that are fun to say, although I never use it in my everyday language, because the people around me would look at me as if I had two heads. 😉
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Actually I do use this one at times! Mind you, I am married to Mr Grump!
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I do love the word cantankerous!
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It is great. So expressive!
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Hmm I just tell my husband he is crotchety but cantankerous is way better
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It has a good sound to it.
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