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    crotchety
    /ˈkrɒtʃɪti/

    adjective

    • 1. irritable: "he was tired and crotchety"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCROTCHETY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    easily annoyed or angered: After ten hours in the car, we were all getting crotchety.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crotchetyCrotchety Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CROTCHETY is given to crotchets : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper. How to use crotchety in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crotchetyCrotchety - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're crotchety, you complain and argue and are more or less miserable to be around. Crotchety is most often used when talking about older people, like the crotchety old man who sits on his porch and yells at you to slow down when you drive by.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCROTCHETY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    easily annoyed or angered: After ten hours in the car, we were all getting crotchety.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCROTCHETY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. full of peculiar whims or stubborn notions; cantankerous; eccentric. 2. having the nature of a crotchet. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. crotchetiness (ˈcrotchetiness) noun.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › crotchetyCROTCHETY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Crotchety definition: given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc.. See examples of CROTCHETY used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › crotchetyCrotchety - definition of crotchety by The Free Dictionary

    Define crotchety. crotchety synonyms, crotchety pronunciation, crotchety translation, English dictionary definition of crotchety. adj. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse. crotch′et·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › crotchetycrotchety adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of crotchety adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › crotchetyCrotchety Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Crotchety Definition. krŏchĭ-tē. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. crotchetier, crotchetiest. Cantankerous or eccentric. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: ornery. cantankerous. vagarious. surly. grouchy. fanciful. difficult. whimsical. cross. capricious. obstinate

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › crotchetycrotchety - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · crotchety (comparative crotchetier or more crotchety, superlative crotchetiest or most crotchety) Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.