CONTRARINESS

crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness

(noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition

contrariness, perversity, perverseness

(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

contrariness (countable and uncountable, plural contrarinesses)

The state of being contrary

Anagrams

• constrainers

Source: Wiktionary


Con"tra*ri*ness, n.

Definition: state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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