Definition of Crankinesses

1. crankiness [n] - See also: crankiness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crankinesses

crank uped
crankarm
crankarms
crankbird
crankbirds
crankcase
crankcases
cranked
cranked up
cranker
crankest
crankier
crankiest
crankily
crankiness
crankinesses
cranking
cranking up
crankish
crankle
crankled
crankles
crankling
crankly
crankness
crankous
crankpin
crankpins
cranks
cranks up

Literary usage of Crankinesses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1891)
"... and the crankinesses of Count Tolstoi, you will do well to adorn your doctrine by your practice, and exchange your " diggings " for a home. ..."

2. The Boys' and Girls' Readers: Teachers' Manual of Silent and Oral Reading by Emma Miller Bolenius (1919)
"... for all kinds of observations about the Peterkins, — little betrayals of character, family weaknesses, individual differences, crankinesses, pet habits, ..."

3. The Ohio Educational Monthly and the National Teacher: A Journal of Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1892)
"... where you can live in honest independence, feeling secure that all the little peculiarities and crankinesses you have acquired, scars from the battle of ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1891)
"... and the crankinesses of Count Tolstoi, you will do well to adorn your doctrine by your practice, and exchange your " diggings " for a home. ..."

5. The Boys' and Girls' Readers: Teachers' Manual of Silent and Oral Reading by Emma Miller Bolenius (1919)
"... for all kinds of observations about the Peterkins, — little betrayals of character, family weaknesses, individual differences, crankinesses, pet habits, ..."

6. The Ohio Educational Monthly and the National Teacher: A Journal of Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1892)
"... where you can live in honest independence, feeling secure that all the little peculiarities and crankinesses you have acquired, scars from the battle of ..."

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