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cranky
adjective
-
cranky
,
crankier
,
crankiest
easily
annoyed
,
bad-tempered
,
or
likely
to
complain
â¢
After
skipping
lunch
,
the
little
boy
became
cranky
and
refused
to
share
his
toys
.
After
skipping
lunch
,
the
little
boy
became
cranky
and
refused
to
share
his
toys
.
â¢
Without
her
morning
coffee
,
Maria
feels
cranky
during
early
meetings
.
Without
her
morning
coffee
,
Maria
feels
cranky
during
early
meetings
.
Formed
from
the
noun
"
crank
" (
a
person
given
to
strange
notions
)
+
ây
,
late
18th
century
American
English
.
adjective
-
cranky
,
crankier
,
crankiest
(
of
a
machine
or
system
)
working
poorly
and
likely
to
break
down
â¢
The
old
laptop
is
cranky
and
shuts
down
without
warning
.
The
old
laptop
is
cranky
and
shuts
down
without
warning
.
â¢
On
cold
mornings
,
the
tractor
â
s
cranky
engine
refuses
to
start
.
On
cold
mornings
,
the
tractor
â
s
cranky
engine
refuses
to
start
.
Extension
of
the
human
sense
of
â
irritable
â
to
machines
in
early
20th-century
American
English
.
adjective
-
cranky
,
crankier
,
crankiest
having
odd
,
eccentric
ideas
or
behavior
â¢
The
professor
is
brilliant
but
a
bit
cranky
,
insisting
students
write
essays
with
quill
pens
.
The
professor
is
brilliant
but
a
bit
cranky
,
insisting
students
write
essays
with
quill
pens
.
â¢
Aunt
Nora
â
s
cranky
plan
to
paint
the
house
neon
pink
surprised
everyone
.
Aunt
Nora
â
s
cranky
plan
to
paint
the
house
neon
pink
surprised
everyone
.
Derived
from
â
crank
â
meaning
â
eccentric
person
â,
recorded
since
the
mid-19th
century
.
Cranston
proper noun
-
Cranston
a
city
in
the
state
of
Rhode
Island
,
USA
,
located
just
south
of
Providence
â¢
We
stopped
in
Cranston
for
lunch
on
our
road
trip
through
Rhode
Island
.
We
stopped
in
Cranston
for
lunch
on
our
road
trip
through
Rhode
Island
.
â¢
The
Cranston
Public
Library
offers
free
concerts
every
summer
evening
.
The
Cranston
Public
Library
offers
free
concerts
every
summer
evening
.
Named
after
politician
Samuel
Cranston
(
1659â1727
),
a
long-time
governor
of
colonial
Rhode
Island
.
proper noun
-
Cranston
a
family
name
of
Scottish
origin
,
borne
by
people
in
English-speaking
countries
â¢
Actor
Bryan
Cranston
gained
international
fame
for
his
role
in
the
TV
series
â
Breaking
Bad
.â
Actor
Bryan
Cranston
gained
international
fame
for
his
role
in
the
TV
series
â
Breaking
Bad
.â
â¢
Professor
Cranston
welcomed
the
new
students
to
her
chemistry
lab
.
Professor
Cranston
welcomed
the
new
students
to
her
chemistry
lab
.
From
a
Scottish
place-name
Cranstoun
in
Midlothian
:
Old
English
cran
â
crane
(
bird
)â
+
tūn
â
farm
,
settlement
â.
