cranky

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crank⋅y

1 [krang-kee]

–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.

2 [krang-kee]

–adjective Nautical.

crank ² (def. 1).

Origin:
1835–45; crank ² + -y ¹

2 [krangk]

–adjective Nautical.

1.	Also, cranky. having a tendency to roll easily, as a boat or ship; tender (opposed to stiff ).

–noun

2.	a crank vessel.

Origin:
1690–1700; prob. to be identified with crank ¹ , but sense developement unclear; cf. crank-sided

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crank·y¹ (krāng'kē)

adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est

crank'i·ly adv., crank'i·ness n.

crank·y² (krāng'kē)

adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est Nautical
Liable to capsize.

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crank
Pronunciation: 'kra[ng]k
Function: noun
: CRYSTAL 2

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