"cantankerous" in German cantankerous mürrisch übellaunig zänkisch streitsüchtig Detailed translations for "cantankerous" cantankerous cantankerous(also: crusty, grumpy, grumpily, morose) mürrisch cantankerous(also: ill-humoured, spleenful, grumpy) übellaunig{adjectiv} cantankerous zänkisch cantankerous(also: argumentative, disputatious, contentious) streitsüchtig{adjectiv} English synonyms for "cantankerous" cantankerous {s} bloody-minded crotchety ornery