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Definition of cranky
cranky 
adjective
- in a bad mood.
Why are you so cranky today?
I have a friend that is a very cranky person.
I get cranky when i need to sleep.
- See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.
Last edited on May 11 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: to make a person agitated or angry. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: to become enraged. | |
| Definitions include: Said if someone is confused, mad, or if someone just did something really stupid, they're drove. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: slightly angry. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: extremely angry; "very fed up". | |
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