cranky
Meaning
- Not in good working condition.
- Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”)
- Full of spirit; spirited.
- (obsolete) Weak, unwell.
Synonyms
give trouble
mentally defective
crack-brained
illtempered
splenish
sui genesis
captious
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹæŋki/
Etymology
In summary
From crank + -y. Compare Middle Low German krankich (“sickly, unwell”).
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