← BackshareGuesscrankish/ˈkræŋkɪʃ/adjectiveEasily irritated or in a bad mood; grumpy.The crankish old man complained about the noise from the street.He gets crankish when he has to wait too long for his food.After a long day at work, she felt crankish and just wanted to be alone.SynonymscrankyirritablegrumpyAntonymscheerfulpleasant