Main Entry: ¹cranky

Pronunciation: \ˈkraŋ-kē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): crank·i·er; crank·i·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> b : marked by eccentricity <his bizarre and cranky mix of ideas and beliefs — R. J. Evans>
2 : full of twists and turns : tortuous <a cranky road>
3 : working erratically : unpredictable <a cranky old tractor>
4 dialect : crazy, imbecile

— crank·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb

— crank·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun