crankier

crankier
Crankier

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  • crankier — adj. odd, eccentric; irritable, grouchy; shaky, unstable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cranky — I. adjective (crankier; est) Etymology: 1crank Date: 1821 1. a. given to fretful fussiness ; readily angered when opposed ; crotchety < our long wait…left us a tad cranky Connecticut > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cranky — cranky1 crankily, adv. crankiness, n. /krang kee/, adj., crankier, crankiest. 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 …   Universalium

  • cranky — adjective (crankier, crankiest) informal 1》 Brit. eccentric or strange. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. ill tempered; irritable. 3》 (of a machine) working erratically. Derivatives crankily adverb crankiness noun Origin C18 (in the se …   English new terms dictionary

  • cranky — UK [ˈkræŋkɪ] / US adjective Word forms cranky : adjective cranky comparative crankier superlative crankiest informal 1) strange or unusual It was just another of his cranky theories. 2) likely to stop working at any time a cranky old lawnmower 3) …   English dictionary

  • cranky — I. /ˈkræŋki / (say krangkee) adjective (crankier, crankiest) 1. ill tempered; cross. 2. Especially Tasmania Obsolete eccentric; queer. {crank1 + y1} –crankily, adverb –crankiness, noun II. /ˈkræŋki / ( …  

  • crankily — cranky ► ADJECTIVE (crankier, crankiest) informal 1) eccentric, odd. 2) chiefly N. Amer. bad tempered; irritable. 3) (of a machine) working erratically. DERIVATIVES crankily adverb crankiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • crankiness — cranky ► ADJECTIVE (crankier, crankiest) informal 1) eccentric, odd. 2) chiefly N. Amer. bad tempered; irritable. 3) (of a machine) working erratically. DERIVATIVES crankily adverb crankiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • cranky — ► ADJECTIVE (crankier, crankiest) informal 1) eccentric, odd. 2) chiefly N. Amer. bad tempered; irritable. 3) (of a machine) working erratically. DERIVATIVES crankily adverb crankiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • cranky — [kraŋ′kē] adj. crankier, crankiest 1. in poor condition; apt to operate poorly 2. irritable; cross 3. odd; eccentric 4. Rare full of turns; crooked 5. Naut. liable to lurch or capsize; unsteady SYN. IRRITAB …   English World dictionary


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