CRANKY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • easily irritated or annoyed
   Synonym(s)
   • fractious (what does fractious mean?)
   • irritable (what does irritable mean?)
   • nettlesome (what does nettlesome mean?)
   • peckish (what does peckish mean?)
   • peevish (what does peevish mean?)
   • pettish (what does pettish mean?)
   • petulant (what does petulant mean?)
   • techy (what does techy mean?)
   • testy (what does testy mean?)
   • tetchy (what does tetchy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an incorrigibly fractious young man
   • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
   Similar To
   • ill-natured (what does ill-natured mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
   Synonym(s)
   • crank (what does crank mean?)
   • tender (what does tender mean?)
   • tippy (what does tippy mean?)
   Similar To
   • unstable (what does unstable mean?)