transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkræŋkɪ ]
adj. (crankier, crankiest) 1 colloq. eccentric, esp. obsessed with a particular theory (cranky ideas about women). 2 working badly; shaky. 3 esp. US ill-tempered or crotchety. øøcrankily adv. crankiness n. [perh. f. obs. crank rogue feigning sickness]