Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crankish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crank-ish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered

Informal

adj

pseudoscientific

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From crank + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more crankish (comparative) most crankish (superlative)

Questions

What does crankish mean?
cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered
Where does crankish come from?
From crank + -ish.

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