A fussy and eccentric disposition.
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 .
6 Despite her occasional crankiness , Esther really had blossomed as a barista.
7 You have a deal too much sense to harbor any crazy spiritual crankiness .
8 It's worse than simple crankiness - the poor old chap is getting almost--
9 When it comes to plumbing, for example, crankiness is fine: gurgling can add character.
10 My musicians weren't bothered; they were used to Viridius, whose crankiness knew no limits.
11 Said Mildred with a faint sneer, "That sounds like Mr. Keith's crankiness . "
12 The test of " crankiness , " then, lies in the adequacy of the advantage reaped.
13 Besides, I like to think that my colleagues find my iconoclastic crankiness kind of endearing.
14 He belonged to C Company, and was a man subject to occasional fits of crankiness .
15 Wracked and riddled with the crankiness this morning.
16 And when crankiness was just around the corner.
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