crankish

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adjective

cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered

“a crankish society of supposed UFO abductees”

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Meanings

adjectivecrankish (comparative more crankish, superlative most crankish)

comparative more crankish · superlative most crankish

  1. informalcranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
  2. informalpseudoscientific

    a crankish society of supposed UFO abductees

Origin

From crank + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

crankish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankish

MLA

“crankish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crankish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crankish.

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