cranky

Speech parts

1. cranky - Adjective

2. cranky - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of spirit; crank.

Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.

Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.

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Men are all right for friends, but as soon as you marry them they turn into cranky old fathers, even the wild ones. They begin to tell you what's sensible and what's foolish, and want you to stick at home all the time. I prefer to be foolish when I feel like it, and be accountable to nobody. Willa Cather

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky! Peter Jennings

I'm not really wise. But I can be cranky. Andy Griffith

You are not mean. Cranky is different. Peter S. Beagle

One of the Silent Brothers is here to see you. Hodge sent me to wake you up. Actually he offered to wake you himself, but since it's 5 a. m., I figured you'd be less cranky if you had something nice to look at." "Meaning you?" "What else? Cassandra Clare

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it. Dolly Parton

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