Cranky - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkræŋkɪ|
Brit.
|ˈkræŋkɪ|
adjective
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail (syn: crank, tender, tippy)
- easily irritated or annoyed (syn: fractious, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy)
- easily irritated or annoyed (syn: fractious, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy)
Extra examples
Organic farming is no longer thought of as cranky.
I was feeling tired and cranky.
...a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate...
Word forms
adjective
comparative: crankier
superlative: crankiest
comparative: crankier
superlative: crankiest
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