cranky

Adjective Satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
• easily irritated or annoyed

Adj

• Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
• Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
• Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
• Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
• Full of spirit; spirited.
• Weak, unwell.

Adjective

• Irritable, bad-tempered, or grouchy.

Examples

• a cranky vessel
• Don’t get cranky; it’s just a game of Words With Friends, after all.
• He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.

Synonyms

crank, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, tender, testy, tetchy, tippy, shaky

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