Cantankerous and Kindly

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Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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

Kindly adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

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Cantankerous is an antonym for kindly.

Nearby Words: kind, kindness, kindliness

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Kindly and Cantankerous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/kindly

Cantankerous & Kindly. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/kindly>.

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