crankilyadv.
/ˈkraŋkɪli/ In a cranky manner.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adverb]
crabbedlya1420
cursedly1430
currishly1519
thrawnlya1522
crustily1578
scurvily1608
shrewishlya1616
doggedly?c1663
ungenially1858
crankily1864
ill-naturedly1865
cantankerously1868
dourly1871
grumpily1882
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adverb] > working with difficulty
crankily1864
1864 T. Butler in Blackwood's Mag. 95 283 ‘Tis a saying that hasna much sense in it’, said the Doctor, crankily.
1875 Anderida III. iii. 54 A rusted brazier stood crankily on its three legs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
adv.1864