cranky

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not in good working condition

   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.
2. 2

   Grouchy, grumpy, irritable

   Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.

   • He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.
3. 3

   Not in perfect mental working order

   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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   1. 4

      Synonym of crank (“of a ship

      Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).

      • a cranky vessel
   2. 5

      Full of spirit

      Full of spirit; spirited.

   3. 6

      Weak, unwell.

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