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BNC: 23898 COCA: 14131

cranky

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cranky /ˈkræŋki/ adjective
crankier; crankiest
cranky
/ˈkræŋki/
adjective
crankier; crankiest
Learner's definition of CRANKY
[also more cranky; most cranky] informal
chiefly US : easily annoyed or angered坏脾气的;易怒的
British : strange or weird古怪的;怪异的

— crankiness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 23898 COCA: 14131
crankier; crankiest
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, silly
crankily adverb
crankiness noun

cranky

2 of 2

adjective (2)

of a boat

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

crank entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective (2)

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cranky was in 1821
BNC: 23898 COCA: 14131

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