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cranky

adjective

easily irritated or annoyed

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. easily irritated or annoyed

    “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

adjective

  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

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Example Sentences

an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

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