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A fussy and eccentric disposition.
contrariness
grumpiness
crankiness
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Examples for "
contrariness
"
contrariness
grumpiness
crankiness
Examples for "
contrariness
"
1
The innate
contrariness
of things seemed to be blocking all his plans.
2
It seems that the artistic personality has a certain
contrariness
to it.
3
Nevertheless the British soldiers, with characteristic
contrariness
,
declared their preference for it.
4
Jack ran away of his own free-will, and out of downright
contrariness
.
5
There is at least as much
contrariness
in your character as in mine.
1
Except it normally takes a bit longer before the
grumpiness
starts.
2
At any rate I had discovered the cause of his
grumpiness
.
3
You'll have to excuse me for all that creeping and thumping and
grumpiness
.
4
Instead, we are increasingly subjected to bouts of
grumpiness
,
ill-humour and downright rudeness.
5
Not surprisingly, the Duchess's
grumpiness
became legendary, as Voltaire has so ably chronicled.
1
On the subject of
crankiness
,
I've observed acute examples in unexpected places.
2
But this
crankiness
had nothing to do with funky tasting tap water.
3
Anyway, the Warshawski Agency is famous for the
crankiness
of its operatives.
4
Ryanair
crankiness
:
is there anything else that unites so much as a nation?
5
She did not really have emotions, unless you count overwhelming
crankiness
.