Cranky
Cranky adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: the baby was cranky after not being fed for hours
Short and cranky are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Cranky".
Nearby Words: crankiness, cranked, cranking
Both words in one sentence
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Cranky Neighbor: Miss Moldystew, portrayed by Tartaglia in drag and seen only in the original short segments.
Source: Series / Johnny and the Sprites - Contrast his role as the cranky, short tempered, yelling at butterflies Oscar Leroy on Corner Gas.
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Dr Nefarious from the Ratchet & Clank series, a maniacally cranky villain with a terribly short-fused temper all built into one twisted robotic genius.
Source: Creepy Awesome
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