Associations to the word «Cranky»
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Wiktionary
CRANKY, adjective. (obsolete) Weak, unwell.
CRANKY, adjective. (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; shaky.
CRANKY, adjective. Grouchy, irritable; easily upset.
CRANKY, adjective. Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
CRANKY, adjective. (archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.
Dictionary definition
CRANKY, adjective. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.
CRANKY, adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.