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English Dictionary: cranky by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cranky
adj
  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
    Synonym(s): crank, cranky, tender, tippy
  2. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
    Synonym(s): cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cranky \Crank"y\ (-?), a.
      1. Full of spirit; crank.
  
      2. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions;
            crotchety. [Colloq.]
  
      3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
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