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cranky

UK/kɹaŋkɪj/ US/kɹæki/ fairly common

adjective

1.

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

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2.

easily irritated or annoyed

  • “an incorrigibly fractious young man”
  • “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
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Origin

From crank + -y. Compare Middle Low German krankich (“sickly, unwell”).

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