schrullig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- capricious adj Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably, without an obvious reason.
- cranky adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
- flighty adj Prone to unpredictable, impulsive, or silly behavior; lacking seriousness or commitment.
- quirky adj Unusual or eccentric in an appealing, offbeat way.
- whimsical adj Playfully unusual, quaint, or fanciful, especially in a light-hearted way.
Senses
schrullig is used for these senses in English:
- capricious Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- cranky Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- eccentric (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
- flighty Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- quirky Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
- whimsical Given to whimsy.
cranky — full definition
- adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- adjective Not working properly; faulty or unreliable.