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CRANKY
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Irregular inflected forms: crankier , crankiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily irritated or annoyed
Example:
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Synonyms:
cranky; fractious; irritable; nettlesome; peckish; peevish; pettish; petulant; scratchy; techy; testy; tetchy
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
crank (a bad-tempered person)
crankiness (a fussy and eccentric disposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
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