cranky

When he showed up for our date, he was in a cranky mood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

It’s possible Trump was just tired and cranky.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 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

“Hrrmph,” I say, cranky that she didn’t wait for an answer.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"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

I never felt older nor crankier than when watching these “digital natives” stumble through the daily rituals of adulthood.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2018

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

Ma was crankier and Buddy seemed to cry more.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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