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cranky
crank·y 1 C0725600 (krăng′kē)adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish.2. Having eccentric ways; odd.3. Full of bends and turns; crooked: a cranky mountain road.4. Working unpredictably; erratic: a cranky old truck.5. Rickety; loose.
crank′i·ly adv.crank′i·ness n.
crank·y 2 C0725600 (krăng′kē)adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est Nautical Liable to capsize.cranky (ˈkræŋkɪ) adj, crankier or crankiest1. informal eccentric2. chiefly informal US and Canadian and Irish fussy and bad-tempered3. shaky; out of order4. full of bends and turns5. dialect unwell ˈcrankily adv ˈcrankiness ncrank•y1 (ˈkræŋ ki)
adj. crank•i•er, crank•i•est. 1. ill-tempered; grouchy. 2. eccentric; erratic. 3. shaky; malfunctioning. 4. full of bends or windings, as a road. [1780–90] crank′i•ly, adv. crank′i•ness, n. crank•y2 (ˈkræŋ ki)
adj. Naut. crank 2. [1835–45] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cranky - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sailcrank, tippy, tenderboat - a small vessel for travel on waterunstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" | | 2. | cranky - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"peevish, pettish, petulant, irritable, techy, testy, tetchy, nettlesome, peckish, scratchy, fractiousill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
crankyadjective (U.S., Canad., & Irish informal) eccentric, wacky (slang), oddball (informal), freakish, odd, strange, funny (informal), out there (slang), bizarre, peculiar, queer (informal), rum (Brit. slang), quirky, idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang), freaky (slang), outré, wacko or whacko (informal) Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image.crankyadjective1. Having or showing a bad temper:bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.2. Deviating from the customary:bizarre, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird.Slang: kooky, screwball.British Slang: rum, rummy.Translationscrank (krӕŋk) noun a person with strange or odd ideas. 怪人 怪人ˈcranky adjective 古怪的 古怪的ˈcrankiness noun 古怪 古怪cranky
crankyIrritable; in a foul mood. Billy needs to take a nap now so that he's not cranky at the birthday party.cranky mod. irritable; fretful. Don’t be cranky. We’re almost there. EncyclopediaSeecrankcranky
Synonyms for crankyadj eccentricSynonyms- eccentric
- wacky
- oddball
- freakish
- odd
- strange
- funny
- out there
- bizarre
- peculiar
- queer
- rum
- quirky
- idiosyncratic
- off-the-wall
- freaky
- outré
- wacko or whacko
Synonyms for crankyadj having or showing a bad temperSynonyms- bad-tempered
- cantankerous
- crabbed
- cross
- disagreeable
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumpy
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- irritable
- nasty
- peevish
- petulant
- querulous
- snappish
- snappy
- surly
- testy
- ugly
- waspish
- crabby
- mean
adj deviating from the customarySynonyms- bizarre
- curious
- eccentric
- erratic
- freakish
- idiosyncratic
- odd
- outlandish
- peculiar
- quaint
- queer
- quirky
- singular
- strange
- unnatural
- unusual
- weird
- kooky
- screwball
- rum
- rummy
Synonyms for crankyadj (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sailSynonymsRelated Wordsadj easily irritated or annoyedSynonyms- peevish
- pettish
- petulant
- irritable
- techy
- testy
- tetchy
- nettlesome
- peckish
- scratchy
- fractious
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