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Antonyms for cranky

Grammar : Adj
Spell : krang-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræŋ ki

Definition of cranky

Origin :
  • "cross-tempered, irritable," 1807, from crank (n.) + -y (2). The evolution would be from earlier senses of crank, e.g. "a twist or fanciful turn of speech" (1590s); "inaccessible hole or crevice" (1560s). Grose's 1787 "Provincial Glossary" has "Cranky. Ailing sickly from the dutch crank, sick." and identifies it as a Northern word. Related: Crankily; crankiness.
  • Ben. Dang it, don't you spare him--A cross grain'd cranky toad as ever crawl'd. (etc.) [Richard Cumberland, "Lovers Resolutions," Act I, 1813]
  • adj in bad mood
Example sentences :
  • But he hasn't got no use for any of the guys that gets a cranky play in on him; he won't stand it.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • He always was stubborn as an off ox and cranky as a windlass.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He's as straight and square and honest as he is obstinate and cranky.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • And if you think Ferdinand's the man to give in to a cranky Khedive, you're much mistaken.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • He had been given only a mild shock, but it had been enough for his fluttery, cranky heart.
  • Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley
  • "Serves him right—for being so cross and cranky," was Andy's comment.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
  • "Some of the boys do shake 'em up when they feel sort of cranky," admitted Ketchel.
  • Extract from : « Frontier Boys in Frisco » by Wyn Roosevelt
  • Taking care of cranky babies isn't what it is cracked up to be.
  • Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence
  • You'd be cranky and grumbly and disagreeable too, I dare say.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Crocker smiled in the darkness; he had been too "cranky" to belong to Shelton's "set."
  • Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for cranky

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