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   cranky

   /ˈkraŋki/

   adjective

   • 1. eccentric or strange: informal British "a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere" Similar eccentricbizarreweirdpeculiaroddquirkyavant-gardeunconventionaloff-centrestrangeoutlandishridiculousludicrousmadinsanecrazyabsurdinformal:wackyscrewynuttynutscrackpotcrackedoddballkinkyoff the wallway outdippycuckoodaftkookywackoleft-fieldinformal, dated:dilly
   • 2. bad-tempered; irritable: North American "he was cranky after eight hours of working" Similar bad-temperedirritableirascibletetchytestygrumpygrouchycrotchetyin a (bad) moodill-temperedill-naturedill-humouredpeevishhaving got out of bed on the wrong sidecrossfractiousdisagreeablecantankerouscurmudgeonlypettishcrabbedcrabbywaspishpricklypepperytouchyscratchycrustyspleneticshrewishshort-temperedhot-temperedquick-tempereddyspepticcholericbiliousliverishcross-grainedas cross as two sticksinformal:snappishsnappychippyon a short fuseshort-fusedshirtystroppynarkyrattyeggylike a bear with a sore headornerypeckishsoreheadedsnakyinformal, dated:waxymiffy
   • 3. (of a machine) working erratically: "after a juddering landing the cranky plane eased up the runway"

   Word Origin late 18th century (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit) crank ‘a rogue feigning sickness’, from Dutch or German krank ‘sick’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crankily adverb
   • 2. crankiness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRANKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   easily annoyed or upset: a cranky baby. He's been cranky all day. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpy I'm just a little tired and grumpy today.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crankyCranky Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CRANKY is given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : crotchety. How to use cranky in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRANKY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange. [informal, disapproval] Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image. The Front has often been dismissed as a cranky fringe group. Synonyms: eccentric, wacky [informal], oddball [informal], freakish More Synonyms of cranky.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRANKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   easily annoyed or upset: a cranky baby. He's been cranky all day. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpy I'm just a little tired and grumpy today.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crankyCranky - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A cranky person doesn't get furious or outraged, they're just easier than usual to annoy—things get on their nerves more quickly than they do for other people. You could think of someone who's cranky as having actual crank.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcranky adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of cranky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › crankyCranky - definition of cranky by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarycranky | translation English to Malay: Cambridge Dictionary

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   Sep 6, 2023 · cranky translations: aneh. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Malay Dictionary.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCRANKY - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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    If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › cranky_adj1cranky, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cranky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.