cranky
adjective
ill-tempered; grouchy; cross.
crankily
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a word derived from
cranky.
Example Sentences
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"You're not following what I'm saying," he tells his assistants, crankily stalking off.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023
My personal favorite moment, a moment of Zen, occurred when nothing was happening, after Alaska crankily demanded a recount.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2016
Mr. Hodgman scores a victory for the crankily middle-aged by separating a father and son who act the same age.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2014
But, as literature, the point-making becomes wearying; even the most well-disposed reader may grow crankily contrarian by the 14 or 15 invocation of Elinor’s moral superiority.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
Dandy himself would leave it unanswered, shrugging crankily in response to my interference and returning to his newspaper.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
