adverb
- in a bad-tempered, irritable, or grumpy manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- He crankily refused to answer any questions before his morning coffee.
- She spoke crankily to the customer service representative.
- The old man crankily complained about the noise from the construction site.
- He woke up crankily and snapped at everyone in the house.
- The teacher crankily told the students to settle down.
- She crankily dismissed the suggestion without considering it.