cranky
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/ˈkɹæŋki/
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/ˈkɹæŋki/ · /ˈkɹeɪ̯ŋki/ · /ˈkɹɛ̃ŋki/
Definition of cranky
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(usually)Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
“We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky, and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky. The other three were good.”
“Margaret Cerullo gave a rousing speech, despite the pesky interruptions of a cranky sound system.”
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adj
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(usually)Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
“We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky, and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky. The other three were good.”
“Margaret Cerullo gave a rousing speech, despite the pesky interruptions of a cranky sound system.”
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Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
“He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.”
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Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
“Uncle Esau is as cranky as hell, and a peculiar old duck, but I think he'll like a fine upstanding young man as big as you be.”
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Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
“a cranky vessel”
- (archaic)Full of spirit; spirited.
- (obsolete)Weak, unwell.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From crank + -y. Compare Middle Low German krankich (“sickly, unwell”).
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