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Crankiness
see synonyms of crankinessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Crankiness
see synonyms of crankinessadjectiveWord forms: crankier or crankiest
1. informal
eccentric
2. mainly US, Canadian and Irish informal
fussy and bad-tempered
3.
shaky; out of order
4.
full of bends and turns
5. dialect
unwell
adjectiveWord forms: crankier or crankiest
nautical another word for crank2
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Crankiness
see synonyms of crankiness adjectiveWord forms: ˈcrankier or ˈcrankiest
1.
in poor condition; apt to operate poorly
2.
irritable; cross
3.
odd; eccentric
4. Rare
full of turns; crooked
5. Nautical
liable to lurch or capsize; unsteady
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Crankiness
see synonyms of crankinessadj. 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.
5. Rickety; loose.
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