Cantankerous and Genial

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Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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Genial is an antonym for cantankerous in bad-tempered topic.

Genial adjective - Having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.

Usage example: a genial host who makes a point of speaking personally to each and every guest

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Cantankerous is an antonym for genial.

Nearby Words: genius, genially, geniality

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