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6 dictionary results for: cranky
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crank·y1       [krang-kee] Pronunciation Key
–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; crank1 + -y1]

—Related forms
crank·i·ly, adverb
crank·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. crotchety, cantankerous, perverse.
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crank·y2       [krang-kee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Nautical.
crank2 (def. 1).
[Origin: 1835–45; crank2 + -y1]
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crank·y 1       (krāng'kē)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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crank·y 2       (krāng'kē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   crank·i·er, crank·i·est Nautical
Liable to capsize.

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cranky

adjective
1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: crank] 
2. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" 

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Cranky

Crank"y\ (-?), a. 1. Full of spirit; crank.

2. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety. [Colloq.]

3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.

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