crankiness

Still, he says, they generally remain true to their fundamental crankiness.

One way to check if there may be a more serious problem than crankiness is simply to ask the child why he hates you.

My hidden box almost certainly contains a great deal of crankiness over grammar.

There was also much crankiness as the 2,000 or so people who actually had orders began to swarm the store.

Some of this crankiness was the heroin talking, but only some.

But there is a consistent note of autodidactic crankiness, too.

But here, too, crankiness gets the better of me as I slip the book out of its case.

But it is more likely that our crankiness was the result of the supper we had eaten the previous night.

The Redskins have reasons for infighting, crankiness or long faces.

He had a droll affection for his moments of crankiness.

For the very young, this is likely to be a difficult outing, and cause for crankiness.

She had strong views that tipped over into crankiness from time to time.

She had an adorable smile and a sense of humor that turned crankiness to laughter.

I don't think so,' Louis said, not yet catching the crankiness in the front seat.

Basil's crankiness was window dressing, while Royal's is the very premise of the show.

We are the ones who may have less energy, more crankiness and annoyingly cheerful spouses.

Actually, this crankiness is a snare for the reader.

There were a few incidents reflecting the crankiness that can be part of the senior mystique.

The music matches his crankiness, refusing allegiance to any particular structure or style.

Oscar has vented his crankiness at some of the most significant figures in Hollywood history.

The general mood of the conference has been one of crankiness more than confrontation.

She tried to nip that crankiness in the bud.

Or was it the crankiness of ultimate age?

The surge in general crankiness that couldn't be blamed on the heat wave?

Collins snapped, and wished there weren't so much crankiness in his voice.