cronk
cronk · more cronk · most cronk
Unwell, sickUnwell, sick.
US/kɹˈɑŋk/
Meaning
4 senses(Australia, colloquial, obsolete)Unwell, sick.
(Australia, colloquial, obsolete)Of a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity.
(Australia, colloquial, obsolete)Illegal; dishonest.
(Australia, colloquial, obsolete)No good; bad.
Origin
Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”).
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Forms
more cronk, most cronk| Comparative | more cronk Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cronk Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.