crankiest
SayKRANG-kee-ist/ˈkɹæŋkiɪst/
- 1Superlative of cranky.
It was the crankiest printer in the office, jamming on every third page.
Even the crankiest customers calmed down once the refunds came through.
Note
The y of cranky turns to i before -est, and the form grades every meaning of the adjective, not only moods: a faulty machine can be the crankiest in the office, an eccentric the crankiest in town, and a ship the crankiest in the fleet when poor ballast leaves it liable to capsize. After a verb it can drop the: she is crankiest before breakfast.
crankiest is a form of cranky
cranky, adjective: In a bad temper and quick to get irritated or upset. Full entry
- Spelling
- cranky → crankiest: change y to i, add -est
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