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- Dictionarycranky/ˈkraŋki/
adjective
- 1. eccentric or strange: informal British "a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere" Similar
- 2. bad-tempered; irritable: North American "he was cranky after eight hours of working" Similar
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easily annoyed or upset: a cranky baby. He's been cranky all day. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpy I'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
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.
A cranky person doesn't get furious or outraged, they're just easier than usual to annoy—things get on their nerves more quickly than they do for other people. You could think of someone who's cranky as having actual crank.
Cranky definition: ill-tempered; grouchy; cross. See examples of CRANKY used in a sentence.
easily annoyed or upset: a cranky baby. He's been cranky all day. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpy I'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange. [ informal , disapproval ] Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image.
adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est. 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. Full of bends and turns; crooked: a cranky mountain road. 4. Working unpredictably; erratic: a cranky old truck.
He's been cranky all night. If you don't feed soon, you'll start getting cranky and I need you happy. The toddlers were both tired and cranky. His cranky words echoed in her thoughts, and she smiled to herself. You're damn cranky today. Advertisement.
Definition of cranky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj comparative. crankiest. adj superlative. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2023. crank•y1 /ˈkræŋki/ adj., -i•er, -i•est. ill-tempered; grouchy: She's cranky when she doesn't sleep enough. eccentric; erratic. malfunctioning: a cranky, balky car.
