cranky

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

If Elvis was ever cranky, that’s been stripped out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

I fed, watered, and milked my cranky cow.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The return of live performances in 2021 after 18 months of shuttered halls and scattered orchestras was enough to disabuse any critic of their crankier faculties.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021

"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 it’s often the case that the older musicians get, the crankier they become about … everything.

From Slate ● May 7, 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

I’m crankier and testier than I should be with someone who just saved my life.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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