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Cranky vs Volatile - What's the difference?

cranky | volatile |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cranky and volatile

is that cranky is (obsolete) weak, unwell while volatile is (obsolete) passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.

As adjectives the difference between cranky and volatile

is that cranky is (obsolete) weak, unwell while volatile is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

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.
  • volatile

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
  • (of a substance, informal) explosive.
  • (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
  • (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
  • fickle.
  • temporary or ephemeral.
  • (of a situation) potentially violent.
  • (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
  • (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
  • (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * volatility * volatile memory