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Definition of Crankiness
1. Noun. A fussy and eccentric disposition.
Generic synonyms: Ill Nature
Derivative terms: Cranky, Crotchety, Grumpy
Definition of Crankiness
1. n. Crankness.
Definition of Crankiness
1. Noun. The state of being cranky ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crankiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crankiness
Literary usage of Crankiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Faults of Childhood and Youth by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVI "crankiness" The following description will apply to children one
often sees in homes: "I have a little girl just past nine who is very bad ..."
2. A Mainsail Haul by John Masefield (1913)
"home mad; but it is plain that he came home with the crankiness of one who has
... His crankiness showed itself in well-marked monkish ways, in a hatred of ..."
3. The Electrical Engineer (1898)
"We now come to the ry or auditor, whose crankiness, if developed, is he line
generally of spending ..."
4. Beauty--its Attainment and Preservation by Butterick Publishing Company (1892)
"... or an absence of mind or a disinclination to be disturbed that in this cycle
is called "crankiness." Undoubtedly this condition receives a synonymous ..."
5. Faults of Childhood and Youth by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVI "crankiness" The following description will apply to children one
often sees in homes: "I have a little girl just past nine who is very bad ..."
6. A Mainsail Haul by John Masefield (1913)
"home mad; but it is plain that he came home with the crankiness of one who has
... His crankiness showed itself in well-marked monkish ways, in a hatred of ..."
7. The Electrical Engineer (1898)
"We now come to the ry or auditor, whose crankiness, if developed, is he line
generally of spending ..."
8. Beauty--its Attainment and Preservation by Butterick Publishing Company (1892)
"... or an absence of mind or a disinclination to be disturbed that in this cycle
is called "crankiness." Undoubtedly this condition receives a synonymous ..."
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