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crankiness|ˈkræŋkɪnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The state or quality of being cranky or crazy.
1870Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. i. (1873) 235 There is no better ballast for keeping the mind steady on its keel, and saving it from all risk of crankiness, than business. 1890Spectator 8 Feb., The reputation for ‘crankiness’ and wrong-headedness which that able historical writer has gained in British North America. |