Can it be? because I've got my crank on, and it sure doesn't feel like it's going anywhere...crank·y
/ˈkræŋki/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krang-kee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, crank·i·er, crank·i·est.
1. ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
2. eccentric; queer.
3. shaky; unsteady; out of order.
4. full of bends or windings; crooked.
5. British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.
[Origin: 1780–90; crank1 + -y1]
—Related forms
crank·i·ly, adverb
crank·i·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. crotchety, cantankerous, perverse.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Some favorite curmudgeons:
Sherlock Holmes
Oscar the Grouch
Shrek
Fran Liebowitz
The Grinch
W.C. Fields
Dorothy Parker
Oscar/Jack Klugman
Some curmudgeonly quotes, if your in the mood...So go, and never darken my towels again! (Groucho Marx)
