Cranky
Cranky adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: the baby was cranky after not being fed for hours
Snarky and cranky are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snarky" instead an adjective "Cranky".
Nearby Words: crankiness, cranked, cranking
Snarky
Snarky adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: working all day with such snarky jerks is exhausting
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He remains as cranky and snarky as ever, but it becomes obvious that he really does care despite his protests.
Source: Series / Sanctuary - Probably didn't help that while she is buxom and is a Badass on her own, she wasn't that snarky or cranky, but more like a Chinese Yamato Nadeshiko, and compared to the other big guns, she looked like a hapless B-Lister and Unwitting Pawn.
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Snarky, cranky, bitchy Owen collapses into Jack's arms and sobs his heart out at the end of "End of Days" when Jack forgives him for almost, you know, ending the world.
Source: Manly Tears
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