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crankiest |
Overview of adj cranky The adj cranky has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crank, cranky, tender, tippy -- ((used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail) 2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen") Antonyms of adj cranky 2 senses of cranky Sense 1 crank, cranky, tender, tippy INDIRECT (VIA unstable) -> stable Sense 2 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Similarity of adj cranky 2 senses of cranky Sense 1 crank, cranky, tender, tippy => unstable (vs. stable) Sense 2 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Attributes of adj cranky Familiarity of adj cranky cranky used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj cranky cranky Overview of adj cranky The adj cranky has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crank, cranky, tender, tippy -- ((used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail) 2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen")
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