cranky

[ krang-kee ]

/ ˈkræŋ ki /

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adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.

ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.

eccentric; queer.

shaky; unsteady; out of order.

full of bends or windings; crooked.

British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.

Origin of cranky

First recorded in 1780–90; crank¹ + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR cranky

1 crotchety, cantankerous, perverse.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cranky

crank·i·ly, adverb crank·i·ness, noun

Words nearby cranky

crankcase, crankle, cranko, crankpin, crankshaft, cranky, cranmer, crannequin, crannied, crannog, cranny

Example sentences from the Web for crankiness

Nursing helped to assuage injuries, fatigue, crankiness, and even sickness.

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Salesmen particularly complained of her crankiness and of the unsatisfactory service they got.

The Knack of Managing |Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
There's something so underbred about crankiness; and the Harwich family have always been essentially aristocrats.

Bella Donna |Robert Hichens
But it is more likely that our crankiness was the result of the supper we had eaten the previous night.

The Story Girl |Lucy Maud Montgomery

For one and a half years prior to admission her "crankiness" is said to have become much worse.

Benign Stupors |August Hoch
To attempt to repeat what he said would convict me of crankiness equal to his own, and worse—because he could do it, and I cannot.

Dariel |R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (1 of 2)

cranky ¹

/ (ˈkræŋkɪ) /

adjective crankier or crankiest

informal eccentric

mainly US, Canadian and Irish informal fussy and bad-tempered

shaky; out of order

full of bends and turns

dialect unwell

Derived forms of cranky

crankily, adverb crankiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (2 of 2)

cranky ²

/ (ˈkræŋkɪ) /

adjective crankier or crankiest

nautical another word for crank 2

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cranky

adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.

Origin of cranky

SYNONYMS FOR cranky

OTHER WORDS FROM cranky

Words nearby cranky

Example sentences from the Web for crankiness

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (1 of 2)

adjective crankier or crankiest

Derived forms of cranky

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (2 of 2)

adjective crankier or crankiest

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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cranky

adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.

Origin of cranky

SYNONYMS FOR cranky

OTHER WORDS FROM cranky

Words nearby cranky

Words related to crankiness

Example sentences from the Web for crankiness

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adjective crankier or crankiest

Derived forms of cranky

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (2 of 2)

adjective crankier or crankiest

British Dictionary definitions for crankiness (1 of 2)