释义 |
crankily, adv.|ˈkræŋkɪlɪ| [f. cranky a. + -ly2.] In a cranky manner.
1864T. Butler in Blackw. Mag. XCV. 283 ‘Tis a saying that hasna much sense in it’, said the Doctor, crankily. 1875Anderida III. iii. 54 A rusted brazier stood crankily on its three legs. |