Synonyms of cranky

Adjective

1. crank, cranky, tender, tippy, unstable (vs. stable)

usage: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy, ill-natured (vs. good-natured)

usage: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Definition and meaning of cranky (Dictionary)