crank´i|ness

crank´i|ness
crank|y «KRANG kee», adjective, crank|i|er, crank|i|est.
1. cross, irritable, or ill-natured. SYNONYM(S): crotchety.
2. odd; queer; eccentric. SYNONYM(S): touched.
3. liable to capsize; unstable. SYNONYM(S): loose, shaky, rickety.
4. full of twists or windings; crooked.
crank´i|ly, adverb.
crank´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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