crabbiness
Example Sentences
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But for today — like the Tuesday after any holiday — a little seasonal crabbiness is allowed, even encouraged.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Broadway’s god of mixed emotions, he is captured in Max’s set of interviews and spare commentaries in all his irascible tenderness — his chumminess on display along with his crabbiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Some well-timed snacks might keep the crabbiness at bay and not ruin your evening meal plan.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2020
Going Public held its third annual Crust Station contest this month to spotlight the station that inspired the most crabbiness from CTA riders.
From Chicago Tribune ● Aug. 16, 2011
And I accepted this explanation for much of Bunny’s crabbiness at the end of the term, which subsequently I was to find was due to entirely different reasons.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
