cranky
1[krang-kee]
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
1Synonyms for cranky
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animosity, belligerence, bitterness, rancor, harshness, spite, malevolence, sarcasm, tartness, antipathy, malice, acerbity, virulence, rudeness, peevishness, asperity, irascibility, crankiness, unkindness, mordancyExamples from the Web for crankiness
Contemporary Examples of crankiness
Nursing helped to assuage injuries, fatigue, crankiness, and even sickness.
Historical Examples of crankiness
The test of "crankiness," then, lies in the adequacy of the advantage reaped.
International LanguageWalter J. Clark
Even Uncle Aaron lost some of his crankiness and seemed at times to be “almost human.”
The Rushton Boys at Rally HallSpencer Davenport
He belonged to C Company, and was a man subject to occasional fits of crankiness.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the PhilippinesH. Irving Hancock
But the legends to which my poor old uncle's crankiness have given rise really begin to get upon my brain.
The Gateless BarrierLucas Malet
For one and a half years prior to admission her "crankiness" is said to have become much worse.
Benign StuporsAugust Hoch
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1adjective crankier or crankiest
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2adjective crankier or crankiest
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