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The definition of cranky is someone grumpy, ill-tempered and irritable, or a machine that doesn't work well, or something eccentric or strange.

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A grumpy person who is always frowning and yelling is an example of someone who would be described as cranky.
A creaky old elevator that only works once in a while is an example of an elevator that would be described as cranky.
An odd, unorthodox plan is an example of something that would be described as cranky.

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See cranky in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective crankier, crankiest

in poor condition; apt to operate poorly
irritable; cross
odd; eccentric
Rare full of turns; crooked
Naut. liable to lurch or capsize; unsteady

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crankily adverb
crankiness noun

See cranky in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective crank·i·er, crank·i·est

Having a bad disposition; peevish.
Having eccentric ways; odd.
Full of bends and turns; crooked: a cranky mountain road.
Working unpredictably; erratic: a cranky old truck.
Rickety; loose.

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crankˈi·ly adverb

crankˈi·ness noun

adjective crank·i·er, crank·i·est
Nautical

Liable to capsize.

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