It is easy to get the cranky man's goat by teasing him.
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Cranky
Synonyms for "cranky" (248 found)
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abnormalacrimoniousanomalousantagonisticantipatheticarbitraryat cross purposesat cross-purposesat loggerheadsat oddsat varianceat warbearishbeefingbellyachingbitchingbitchybreakawaycankeredcantankerous
Noun(1 words)
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crazycroakingcrosscross grainedcross-grainedcrotchetycrustycuckoocusseddaffydaftdeviantdeviativedifferentdifferingdifficultdisaccordantdisagreeabledisagreeingdisappointed
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discontenteddiscordantdiscrepantdisgruntleddisharmoniousdispleaseddisproportionatedissatisfieddissidentdissonantdivergentdottyeccentricenviouserraticexceptionalexcitablefancifulfantasiedfantasticfantasticalfaultfindingfeistyfeyflakyfractiousfreakishfretfulfrowardfunnygratinggripinggrouchygrousinggrowlinggruffgrumblingharebrainedhastyhostilehot-temperedhuffishhuffyhumorsomeidiocraticidiosyncraticill-humoredill-naturedimmiscibleinaccordantincompatible
Noun(1 words)
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inharmoniousinimicalinsaneirascibleirregularirritablejanglingjarringkinkykookymaggotymalcontentmalcontentedmeanmoodymorosemotivelessmurmuringmutteringnasty
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negativenonconformistnotionalnuttyoddoddballopposingoppositionaloppugnantorneryout of accordout of humorout of sortsout of whackpassionatepeculiarpeevishpepperyperversepetulantpricklyquarrelsomequeerquerulantquerulousquick-temperedquirkyrattyreactionaryrebelliousrecalcitrantrenitentrepugnantresentfulresistantrestiverestlessrevolutionaryscrewballscrewyshort-temperedsicklysingularsnappishsourspitefulspleenyspleneticstrangesulkysullensurlytemperamentaltestytetchytortuoustouchytwisteduglyunacceptingunaccommodatinguncongenialunconventionaluneasyunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunharmoniousunnaturalunreasonableunrestrainedunsatisfiedvagariousvagrantvariantvinegarishvinegarywackywantonwaspishwaywardweirdwhimsicalwhiny
Adjective(18 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriescranky behaviorcranky devicecranky instrumentcranky moodcranky responsecranky software
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
He is cranky.
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He was so cranky last night.
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The baby is cranky because it's teething.
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