cantankerously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cantankerous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English cantankerously

From cantankerous + -ly.

Adverb

cantankerously (comparative more cantankerously, superlative most cantankerously)

1. In a cantankerous manner.