zänkisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cantankerous adj Bad-tempered and always ready to argue or complain.
- contentious adj Likely to cause disagreement or heated argument.
- fractious adj Tending to cause trouble or disruption.
Senses
zänkisch is used for these senses in English:
- cantankerous Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
- contentious Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
- fractious Given to troublemaking.
- fractious Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
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