Cantankerous
Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Rude and cantankerous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Cantankerous".
Rude
Rude adjective - Hastily or roughly constructed.
Cantankerous and rude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cantankerous" instead an adjective "Rude".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- As a result, the author is cantankerous and rude to sci-fi fans in general, and violent towards fans of his own books.
Source: Franchise Zombie - Her brother, Nikselpik, is a cantankerous wizard who drinks too much, sings dirty songs, and makes rude passes at gnomestresses.A dark addiction consumes him, a habit called bugging, which gives him increased power and feelings of euphoria while pushing him closer to death.
Source: Literature / Gnomesaga
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