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Cracky vs Cranky - What's the difference?

cracky | cranky |

As adjectives the difference between cracky and cranky

is that cracky is having lots of cracks while cranky is (obsolete) weak, unwell.

As a noun cracky

is (us) democrat.

cracky

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • Having lots of cracks.
  • crazy, mad
    • I know my idea seems cracky , but it has potential.
    Derived terms
    * by cracky
    Related terms
    * crack up * cracked

    Etymology 2

    Alteration of (democrat)

    Noun

    (crackies)
  • (US) Democrat.
    • Derived terms
    * cracky wagon

    cranky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Weak, unwell.
  • Not in good working condition; shaky.
  • * 1914 , '', ''The River of Doubt ,
    • We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky , and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky. The other three were good.
  • Grouchy, irritable; easily upset.
    • He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky .
  • Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
  • * 1934 December, ,
    • Uncle Esau is as cranky as hell, and a peculiar old duck, but I think he'll like a fine upstanding young man as big as you be.
  • (archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.