crankier See {cranky} cranky adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {tender}, {tippy}] 2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {crankiest}, {crankier}]