Cranky (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.
adjective Nautical.
  1. crank2 (def. 1).
adjective crankier or crankiest
  1. eccentric
  2. fussy and bad-tempered
  3. shaky; out of order
  4. full of bends and turns
  5. unwell
adjective crankier or crankiest
  1. nautical another word for crank 2
Cranky (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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