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Cantankerous

Adjective: Cantankerous describes someone who is ill-tempered, argumentative, and difficult to get along with.

Example sentences:

1. My cantankerous neighbor always complains about the noise.
2. The cantankerous old man refused to speak to anyone.
3. Despite his cantankerous nature, he was loved by his friends.

Noun: Cantankerous can also be used as a noun to refer to a person who is constantly quarrelsome or irritable.

Example sentence:

1. He is such a cantankerous, always picking fights for no reason.

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