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Significados de crankiness en inglés

A fussy and eccentric disposition.

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Examples for "contrariness"
Examples for "contrariness"
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The innate contrariness of things seemed to be blocking all his plans.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 / Little J...
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It seems that the artistic personality has a certain contrariness to it.
Corduroy mansions
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Nevertheless the British soldiers, with characteristic contrariness, declared their preference for it.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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Jack ran away of his own free-will, and out of downright contrariness.
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
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There is at least as much contrariness in your character as in mine.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
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Except it normally takes a bit longer before the grumpiness starts.
The Guardian
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At any rate I had discovered the cause of his grumpiness.
Jaffery
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You'll have to excuse me for all that creeping and thumping and grumpiness.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
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Instead, we are increasingly subjected to bouts of grumpiness, ill-humour and downright rudeness.
The Irish Times
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Not surprisingly, the Duchess's grumpiness became legendary, as Voltaire has so ably chronicled.
The Princess Bride
Uso de crankiness en inglés
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On the subject of crankiness, I've observed acute examples in unexpected places.
The Irish Times
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But this crankiness had nothing to do with funky tasting tap water.
News.com.au
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Anyway, the Warshawski Agency is famous for the crankiness of its operatives.
Body work
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Ryanair crankiness: is there anything else that unites so much as a nation?
The Irish Times
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She did not really have emotions, unless you count overwhelming crankiness.
Dexter’s Final Cut
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Despite her occasional crankiness, Esther really had blossomed as a barista.
French pressed
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You have a deal too much sense to harbor any crazy spiritual crankiness.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
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It's worse than simple crankiness-thepoor old chap is getting almost--
Fraternity
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When it comes to plumbing, for example, crankiness is fine: gurgling can add character.
The Guardian
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My musicians weren't bothered; they were used to Viridius, whose crankiness knew no limits.
Seraphina
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Said Mildred with a faint sneer, "That sounds like Mr. Keith's crankiness."
The Price She Paid
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The test of "crankiness," then, lies in the adequacy of the advantage reaped.
International Language, Past, Present & Future / With Specimens ...
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Besides, I like to think that my colleagues find my iconoclastic crankiness kind of endearing.
Wired
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He belonged to C Company, and was a man subject to occasional fits of crankiness.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines; or, Following the Flag agai...
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Wracked and riddled with the crankiness this morning.
The Irish Times
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And when crankiness was just around the corner.
The Princess Bride
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