Rantankerous (adj) (informal) (US) (rare)
ran-tan-ker-us
Ill-tempered, quarrelsome, ‘ornery’; = “cantankerous”.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Kirke Paulding (1778–1860). Alteration of cantankerous, probably after either rancorous or rant.
Example sentences
“After his rantankerous outburst.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
