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crankinesses

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crank⋅y

1  [krang-kee]
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–adjective, crank⋅i⋅er, crank⋅i⋅est.
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.
Origin:
1780–90; crank 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
crank⋅i⋅ly, adverb
crank⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. crotchety, cantankerous, perverse.
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cranky

  1. mod.
    irritable; fretful. : Don't be cranky. We're almost there.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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