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Word: Cranky
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit) crank ‘a rogue feigning sickness’, from Dutch or German krank ‘sick’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkraŋki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
eccentric or strange
Short Definition:eccentric or strange
Examples:- a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere
Definition:
bad-tempered; irritable
Short Definition:bad-tempered
Examples:- he was cranky after eight hours of working
Definition:
(of a machine) working erratically
Short Definition:working erratically
Examples:- after a juddering landing the cranky plane eased up the runway
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