What does cranky mean in English? Meaning of cranky definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "cranky": (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Adjective
Meaning: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sailSynonyms: crank
cranky
tender
tippySimilar: unstableMeaning of "cranky": easily irritated or annoyed
Adjective
Meaning: easily irritated or annoyedExample: an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymenSynonyms: cranky
fractious
irritable
nettlesome
peckish
peevish
pettish
petulant
scratchy
techy
testy
tetchySimilar: ill-naturedAdjective: (obsolete) Weak, unwell.(of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; shaky. 1914, Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness, The River of Doubt, 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.1914, Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness, The River of Doubt, 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.Grouchy, irritable; easily upset. He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar. 1934 December, Robert E. Howard, The Road to Bear Creek, in Action Stories, 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.1934 December, Robert E. Howard, The Road to Bear Creek, in Action Stories, 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.(archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.Synonyms:
grouchy, cantankerous, ornery, ugly, irritable, grumpy, irascible, choleric, crabby, cross, crotchety, disagreeable, hot-tempered, mean, out of sorts, perverse, quick-tempered, ratty, snappish, tetchy, bad-humored, bearish, cussed, got up on wrong side of bed, ill-humored, like a bear, vinegary,
Antonyms:
pleasant, cheerful, amiable, happy, nice,
