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crank•y

Pronunciation: (krang'kē), [key]
—adj., crank•i•er, crank•i•est.
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. Brit. Dial.sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.

crank•y

Pronunciation: (krang'kē), [key]
—adj. Naut.
crank² (def. 1).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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