crankyadjective
uk/ˈkræŋ.ki/us/ˈkræŋ.ki/cranky adjective (BAD-TEMPERED)
US informal easily annoyed or upset:
a cranky baby
He's been cranky all day.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- hell
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- ratty
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
See more results »
cranky adjective (STRANGE)
UK informal strange and unusual:
She's a member of a group that promotes cranky ideas about food and exercise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- empty-headed
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
See more results »