• (a.) Unsteady; easy to upset; crank. • (a.) Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety. • (a.) Full of spirit; crank. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cranky/
Crank'y adjective 1. Full of spirit; crank. 2. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety. [ Colloq.] 3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/181
ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep. · eccentric; queer. · shaky; unsteady; out of order. · full of bends or windings; crooked. · sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/cranky