- drip of
constant criticism", he
noted that the
press had been "awkward,
cantankerous, cynical, bloody-minded, at
times intrusive, at
times inaccurate, and...
- Grouch, The Misanthrope, The Curmudgeon, The Bad-tempered Man or Old
Cantankerous) is an
Ancient Gr****
comedy by Menander, the only one of his plays, and...
- for a woman's hand in The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance (1962), and a
cantankerous one-e****
marshal in True Grit (1969), for
which he
received the Academy...
- appearances,
wears a turtle's s**** on his back. In
spite of his lechery,
cantankerousness and
occasional whimsy or foolishness, he is
often depicted as wise...
-
suggested his
comments may have
contributed to the
perception that he was "a
cantankerous old sod".
During a
state visit to
China in 1986, in a
private conversation...
-
Landon Michael Landon October 20, 1980 (1980-10-20) 7051 Houston, the
cantankerous caretaker at the
Blind School,
tries to help two
orphaned boys. The younger...
- seasons.
While the role of Fred G.
Sanford was
known for his
bigotry and
cantankerousness, the role of
Lamont Sanford was that of Fred's long-suffering, conscientious...
-
Social conduct Obsequiousness Friendliness in
social conduct: IV.6
Cantankerousness Shame Shyness Modesty in the face of
shame or shamelessness: IV.9 ...
-
possessed a
quick intelligence, but this was
often overshadowed by a
cantankerous temper. As a
scion of the
royal house of Hohenzollern,
Wilhelm was exposed...
-
detectives Nero Wolfe,
Hercule Poirot, and
Adrian Monk, and to
Perry Cox, a
cantankerous doctor on the
television show Scrubs. One book-length
study of the series...
