mardiness

English

Etymology

From mardy +‎ -ness.

Noun

mardiness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being mardy.
   • 2006, Laura Hird, Hope And Other Stories, page 36:

     Irritated by my feeling of non-specific mardiness, I force myself out of bed, stretching flamboyantly as I walk over to open the shutters.