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Adjective(1) (2) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail(3) easily irritated or annoyed(4) in bad mood

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(1) The engine, cranky , rusty, out-of-practice, whirred to life. The entire vehicle began to shake, violently at first, then settling.(2) Just remind them the family will be less cranky and short tempered if they can overcome jet lag first.(3) Then again, I think they expect me to be a bit cranky at that hour anyway, so it works out.(4) She arrived in Hawaii, tired and cranky , 5 hours later.(5) Quigley returned to the treetop retreat hours later, looking tired and cranky .(6) Its images and quirky, cranky design return to the mind's eye long after the final credits.(7) It gives me the right to explain that my periodic short tempered, cranky moments are a biproduct of the disease.(8) I've also been labelled the u2018eccentric crank of Eldwicku2019 by a party with an equally cranky name.(9) This lack of rest has caused a radical shift in my personality, making me cranky , irritable, and prone to curse loudly at the slightest provocation.(10) Most of the time, she was cranky and grumpy, experiencing this nonstop craving and hunger for ice cream.(11) He would have had to spend many hours with expensive and cranky machinery in order to make phonetic measurements to correlate with listener judgments.(12) Do you find yourself irritable and cranky , taking out your anxiety and frustration on those you love?(13) We're not this weird, cranky , fanged minority that is secretly drinking blood in the name of its depraved godlessness!(14) The relentless sweltering had gotten to all of us, kids and adults alike; we were short tempered and cranky and prone to starting fights over nothing.(15) Biodynamic theory and practice may sound cranky , but you can't ignore the growing numbers of bluechip wine estates joining the ranks, especially in France.(16) These individuals are emotionally robust despite their shy demeanour, and they have high standards for themselves, which is why they can seem cranky and irritable.
Related Words
(1) get cranky
Synonyms
Adjective
1. nettlesome
2. peevish
3. tetchy
4. irritable
5. scratchy
6. petulant
7. fractious
8. pettish
9. techy
10. testy
11. peckish


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Ignore him, he's just cranky
because Bert from the geology lab

Ignore him, he's just CRANKY because Bert from the geology lab

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 9


The fact that there are so many people here
doesn't make us cranky and claustrophobic.

The fact that there are so many people here doesn't make us CRANKY and claustrophobic.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 20


You were so wet and so cranky,
but now you feel better, don't you?

You were so wet and so CRANKY, but now you feel better, don't you?

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 14


<i>Sometimes he gets cranky,</i>

Sometimes he gets CRANKY,

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 10


Now, obviously,
not when she's made cranky

Now, obviously, not when she's made CRANKY

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24


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