cranky.
Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
Meaning & usage
Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.
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”).
a cranky vessel
Full of spirit; spirited.
Weak, unwell.
Where this word comes from
From crank + -y. Compare Middle Low German krankich (“sickly, unwell”).
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