cranky
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
an incorrigibly fractious young man
Related & opposite
- crankiness derivation
- pettishness derivation
- unruliness derivation
- crossness derivation
- testiness derivation
- crank derivation
- ill-natured similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | boat |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unstable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crankiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pettishness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unruliness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | testiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crank |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill-natured |