cranky 1
— crankily , adv. — crankiness , n.
/krang"kee/ , adj., crankier, crankiest .
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. Brit. Dial. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.
[ 1780-90; CRANK 1 + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. crotchety, cantankerous, perverse.
cranky 2
/krang"kee/ , adj. Naut.
crank 2 (def. 1).
[ 1835-45; CRANK 2 + -Y 1 ]