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cranky

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>4dialect : crazy , imbecile

— crank·i·ly

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\-kə-lē\ adverb

— crank·i·ness

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\-kē-nəs\ noun

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