cranky

When he showed up, he was in a cranky mood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

We may have been cranky, but we were also decent people .

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“You can certainly see the market get cranky about that.”

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

"If you get cranky with family, just know it's because you're tired," she told them at one point.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

“Come on, Ess. Enough ersters and cranky meanies. Let’s find something else to do.”

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

"You get older, you get crankier, and comfort becomes more important. I think it's as simple as that," Pitt told Esquire in an interview published Thursday.

From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2021

But why am I not crankier? a friend asks.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016

And when that fails, the result is typically a contest to determine who can be crankier.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2016

Look, no one wants to criticize this pair of amazing comediennes—being forced into it by a mediocre pile of clichés makes me even crankier.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2015

Fat Pete returned in July, wearing a new scar and crankier than ever.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

There’s Ba humbugi, a Fiji snail referencing one of literature’s crankiest men.

From Science Magazine ● May 10, 2022

“Sometimes I can add something from a younger perspective,” Ms. Rose said, referring to America’s crankiest judge as Nana.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021

He’s hosting a dinner for the rest of the Freys, an uncharacteristically spontaneous celebration from one of Game of Thrones’ crankiest old bastards.

From The Verge ● Jul. 17, 2017

Part of this animosity stems from McCain’s status as the crankiest of the Senate’s many cranky old men.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2015

"Probably the crankiest, too," said Jeremy, as Mary Lou reached her hand toward the cage.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville