Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
crankier
adjective
/ˈkraŋ.kɪ.ər/
Definition
more irritable or bad-tempered than usual.
Examples
- She was crankier than usual after staying up late.
- The crankier weather made everyone grumpy.
- He tends to get crankier when he doesn’t have his morning coffee.
Meaning
Crankier describes a state of being more easily annoyed or unhappy than typical.
Synonyms
- irritable
- grumpy
- testy
- cross
- ill-tempered
