crankier
SayKRANG-kee-erUS/ˈkɹæŋkiɚ/UK/ˈkɹæŋkiə/
- 1Comparative of cranky: more cranky.
The office printer gets crankier every year, jamming on every third page.
The longer the flight was delayed, the crankier the passengers became.
Note
The y of cranky turns to i before -er, and more cranky says the same thing. What grows crankier can be a tired child, a jamming printer or an eccentric neighbor, and at sea it can be a ship: a crankier vessel is more liable to capsize, because its cargo is badly stowed or its ballast too light.
crankier is a form of cranky
cranky, adjective: In a bad temper and quick to get irritated or upset. Full entry
- Spelling
- cranky → crankier: change y to i, add -er
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