exzentrisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• cranky adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
• eccentric adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
• flaky adjective Made up of thin, loose layers that easily break apart.

Senses

exzentrisch is used for these senses in English:

• cranky Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
• eccentric Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
• eccentric Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
• eccentric Having a different center; not concentric.
• eccentric (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
• flaky Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
• outré Very unconventional.

cranky — full definition

1. adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
2. adjective Not working properly; faulty or unreliable.

eccentric — full definition

1. adj Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way; not following normal habits.
2. adj Not centred on the same point as something else; off-centre.
3. noun A person whose behaviour or habits are unusual or quirky.

Related German words