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crank·y
 cranky
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- pronunciation:
- kraeng
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
crankier, crankiest |
| definition 1: |
cross-tempered; grouchy.
The baby is cranky when he is hungry.- similar words:
- cross, grumpy, ill-natured, peevish
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| definition 2: |
queer or peculiar; eccentric.
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| definition 3: |
difficult or unreliable of operation.
This engine is cranky on cold mornings. |
| related words: |
angry, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, fretful, irritable, perverse, petulant, sullen, testy, touchy |
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| derivations: |
crankily (adv.), crankiness (n.) |
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