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Definitions for Cranky

[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.
[6] crank2(def 1) .
[7] informal eccentric
[8] mainly US , Canadian and Irish informal fussy and bad-tempered
[9] shaky; out of order
[10] full of bends and turns
[11] dialect unwell
[12] nautical another word for crank 2

Words related to Cranky

grouchy, cantankerous, ornery, ugly, irritable, grumpy, irascible, choleric, crabby, cross, crotchety, disagreeable, hot-tempered, mean, perverse, quick-tempered, ratty, snappish, tetchy, bearish

Words nearby Cranky

crankcase, crankle, cranko, crankpin, crankshaft, cranky, cranmer, crannequin, crannied, crannog, cranny

Origin of Cranky

2First recorded in 1835–45; crank2 + -y1

Other words from Cranky

crank·i·ly , adverb
crank·i·ness , noun

Synonyms for Cranky

cantankerous, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, ornery, ugly, bad-humored, bearish, choleric, crabby, cross, crotchety, cussed, disagreeable, got up on wrong side of bed, hot-tempered, ill-humored, like a bear, mean, out of sorts, perverse, quick-tempered, ratty, snappish, tetchy, vinegary