Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having cranks or turns; checkered.
- Full of cranks; full of whims and crotchets; having the characteristics of a crank.
- Sickly; ailing.
- Merry; cheerful: same as
crank . - Nautical, liable to be overset: same as
crank , 1. - In a shaky or loose condition; rickety.
- noun A pitman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of spirit; crank.
- adjective colloq. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.
- adjective Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
Weak ,unwell . - adjective of a machine, etc. Not in good working condition;
shaky . - adjective
Grouchy ,irritable ; easilyupset . - adjective Not in perfect
mental working order;eccentric ,peculiar . - adjective archaic Full of
spirit ;spirited .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective easily irritated or annoyed
- adjective (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Etymologies
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Examples
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Half the reason we are so goddamn cranky is that we are constantly seeing profoundly talented people passed up for books that are "more commercial" (read: "OMG the hot new dude at school IS ACTUALLY A SUPERNATURAL ENTITY WHO WANTS TO DO IT WITH ME!!!!"); it makes us sad, but the industry right now is not a pretty picture, dear ones.
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Half the reason we are so goddamn cranky is that we are constantly seeing profoundly talented people passed up for books that are "more commercial" (read: "OMG the hot new dude at school IS ACTUALLY A SUPERNATURAL ENTITY WHO WANTS TO DO IT WITH ME!!!!"); it makes us sad, but the industry right now is not a pretty picture, dear ones.
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Most of her life, she lived in cranky desperation.
i hope you dance 2007
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Luna Lovegood, also, is too ready to believe in cranky theories.
Harry Potter science Maxine 2007
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Luna Lovegood, also, is too ready to believe in cranky theories.
July 2007 Maxine 2007
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Most of her life, she lived in cranky desperation.
December 2007 2007
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Luna Lovegood, also, is too ready to believe in cranky theories.
Harry Potter science Maxine 2007
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Since being cranky is pretty much the opposite of having a good time, my Powerbook has been hiding out in my backpack for the last few days, while I've been out enjoying that real life I have read so much about on its screen.
In Exile 2006
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Since being cranky is pretty much the opposite of having a good time, my Powerbook has been hiding out in my backpack for the last few days, while I've been out enjoying that real life I have read so much about on its screen.
In Exile 2006
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I am pretty sure I have redefined the word cranky in their minds.
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One type of cantastoria, called a cranky, is a scroll that unfurls with a crank.
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