Associations to the word «Cranky»

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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley