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Meaning of "crankily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRANKILY

crankily  [ˈkræŋkɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRANKILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crankily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CRANKILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crankily in the English dictionary

The definition of crankily in the dictionary is eccentrically. Other definition of crankily is bad-temperedly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRANKILY


cheekily
ˈtʃiːkɪlɪ
chunkily
ˈtʃʌŋkɪlɪ
cockily
kɒkɪlɪ
funkily
ˈfʌŋkɪlɪ
huskily
ˈhʌskɪlɪ
jerkily
ˈdʒɜːkɪlɪ
kinkily
ˈkɪŋkɪlɪ
lankily
ˈlæŋkɪlɪ
luckily
ˈlʌkɪlɪ
quirkily
ˈkwɜːkɪlɪ
shakily
ˈʃeɪkɪlɪ
skilly
ˈskɪlɪ
slinkily
ˈslɪŋkɪlɪ
smokily
ˈsməʊkɪlɪ
sneakily
ˈsniːkɪlɪ
spookily
ˈspuːkɪlɪ
spunkily
ˈspʌŋkɪlɪ
sulkily
ˈsʌlkɪlɪ
swankily
ˈswæŋkɪlɪ
unluckily
ʌnˈlʌkɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRANKILY

cranioscopy
craniotomies
craniotomy
cranium
crank
crank handle
crank up
crankcase
crankier
crankiest
crankiness
crankish
crankle
crankly
crankness
Cranko
crankous
crankpin
crankshaft
cranky

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRANKILY

flakily
flukily
friskily
gawkily
murkily
pawkily
perkily
peskily
pluckily
pockily
pokily
riskily
rockily
silkily
snakily
snarkily
spikily
stickily
streakily
trickily

Synonyms and antonyms of crankily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crankily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRANKILY

Find out the translation of crankily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crankily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crankily» in English.

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胡思乱想
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crankily
570 millions of speakers

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crankily
510 millions of speakers

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crankily
380 millions of speakers
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crankily
280 millions of speakers

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crankily
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crankily
270 millions of speakers

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crankily
260 millions of speakers

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crankily
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Crankily
190 millions of speakers

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crankily
180 millions of speakers

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crankily
130 millions of speakers

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crankily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crankily
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

crankily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crankily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधाशीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tersçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crankily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crankily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

crankily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crankily
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

crankily
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

crankily
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

crankily
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

crankily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crankily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRANKILY»

The term «crankily» is used very little and occupies the 163.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRANKILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crankily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRANKILY»

Discover the use of crankily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crankily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hell on the Way to Heaven: An Australian Mother's Love; The ...
Chapter. 20. 'Dwelling. crankily ... on. old. wounds'. We were perched on the summit of St Kilda's highest peak, Conachair, four hundred and twenty-six metres above the thundering ocean, the breathtaking and frightening cliffs beneath us ...
Chrissie Foster, Paul Kennedy, 2011
2
Origins of the Geomancer
'Andlet's not forget that not a single wizard even bothered to get off their lazybehind when I had discovered the fortress of the Grey Legion,let alone try to decipher the runes in the main hall,' says Jonah a little crankily. He continuesspeaking ...
J.L. Connew, 2011
3
At the Edge of History and Passages about Earth: A Double Book
If the renewal colony is to be left in peace by the governments of America and Russia, it must be purely non- scientific and crankily religious. But if it is crankily religious, it cannot work at all on Wells' or Wagar's terms. In the final analysis, ...
William Irwin Thompson, 1990
4
The Buggles
"They're not here," saidLool, crankily, "We escaped." He pulled out a large white handkerchief that glowedeerily in the dark.I remembered his earlier handkerchief that he had blown his nose into and wondered vaguely whathehad done withit.
Antara Ganguli, 2012
5
The Social Creation of Nature
In es- Nature sence, it seems to me crankily misanthropic. One must and have learned to hate one's own species a great deal in order Norm to put it on the same level with creatures who cannot do 33 what human beings, uniquely, can do ...
Lorne Leslie Neil Evernden, 1992
6
Deadly Pink
“Ow!” she said crankily. I think she said. It was hard to tell with all the rasping and wheezing. “Behold the gold...” I prompted. She was trying to find a comfortable position, and groggily and grumpily asked, “What gold?” “Behold the gold.
Vivian Vande Velde, 2012
7
Must Love Fangs
They didn't seem to find that unusual. After my dad and Posey left, Josh turned and grinned at me. “They're really nice. I like them.” I said nothing. “I think they like me, too.” He sounded almost smug about it. “Of course they do,” I said crankily.
Jessica Sims, 2013
8
The Children in Our Lives: Knowing and Teaching Them
Instead, his involvement had an overwrought quality, and he could be glowering or genial by turns, sometimes eagerly sharing his involvement with others and sometimes crankily protesting another's broaching of the subject." Keeping in mind ...
Jane Adan, 1991
9
A Sandhills Ballad
David lost the nipple and fussed crankily. By the time she'd readjusted and looked up again, the expression had passed and Claire was leafing through a magazine. Mary would have forgotten all about it if as Claire was leaving for the evening ...
Ladette Randolph, 2009
10
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United ...
Despite Robinson's support, he couldn't quite bring himself to use the new name. Joe Louis wasn't quite as open—minded. "I'm against Black Muslims," he said crankily. "I've always believed every man is my brother. Clay will earn the public's  ...
Howard L. Bingham, Max Wallace, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRANKILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crankily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
She didn't run into a door. The 'love of her life' beat her
Four months pregnant and still sick every day, I was feeling fat, tired and crankily having a 'why me' moment as I rolled into work, when I saw a ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
REVIEW: Hilarity rules a Gloucester Stage with 'Out of Sterno'
... handing people things to pass around, admonishing them not to forget to turn out the lights when they leave, and even crankily ordering them ... «Wicked Local Needham, Jun 15»
3
Sunday Roundup
(Scalia crankily weighed in, decrying "the hubris reflected in today's judicial Putsch," and bizarrely suggesting people "ask the nearest hippie" if ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Centennial Park, Sydney: Ducking out for a picnic
And I checked on a Mrs Duck or two, who are still looking plain but they were quacking crankily at their dandified Misters, which pleased me no ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
5
The man who hated San Francisco
He was appointed U.S. consul in Buenos Aires and spent years crankily proposing a railroad linking North and South America. On March 8 ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
6
Black to the future with Regina Taylor's Stop. Reset.
Marvelously inhabited by Eugene Lee, he's listless when we first see him, taking refuge in crossword puzzles and tree-based books, crankily ... «Chicago Reader, Jun 15»
7
Mike Duffy trial, Day 30
Bayne crankily wonders what the holdup is, as the witness has answered the question: Neubauer, it seems, mistakenly thought that she was ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
8
Mike Duffy trial: Private citizens covering MPs' expenses 'common …
Bayne crankily wonders what the holdup is, as the witness has answered the question: Neubauer, it seems, mistakenly thought that she was ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
9
Jaguar F-Type AWD first drive review
The engine still requires a deft touch on the driver's behalf, reacting crankily when treated with total irreverence. But all-wheel drive traction ... «Drive, Jun 15»
10
Mike Duffy trial, Day 29
While the judge assures Holmes that he can keep the details straight, Bayne somewhat crankily informs the court that he was *just getting to ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»

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