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crotchety

[ kroch-i-tee ]

/ ˈkrɒtʃ ɪ ti /

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adjective

given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc.

of the nature of a crotchet.

Origin of crotchety

First recorded in 1815–25; crotchet + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR crotchety

1 fussy, eccentric, grouchy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crotchety

crotch·et·i·ness, noun

Words nearby crotchety

crostini, crotal, crotalin, crotch, crotchet, crotchety, crotchwood, croton, croton bug, croton oil, crotonaldehyde

Example sentences from the Web for crotchety

Rand's dad was a crotchety old crank who was never going to win the nomination, but Rand of course actually could.

The John Wilkes Booth Wing of the Republican Party |Michael Tomasky |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Are five crotchety conservative men likely to decide to acquiesce to this change, or fight it?

The Supreme Court’s Anti-Rainbow Warriors |Michael Tomasky |March 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I could have written this article from The New Republic in one sentence: Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is a crotchety old man.

Assume Chuck Grassley in TNR |Justin Green |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Channing appears to have been a crotchety, disgruntled person, always aiming at walking on his head instead of on his heels.

The Last Harvest |John Burroughs

Like all radicals and reformers they had a fringe of unbalanced and crotchety folk.

The Negro and the Nation |George S. Merriam
Such a person, however, would be sure to be crotchety and hot-tempered enough to be easily offended.

A Little Princess |Frances Hodgson Burnett
But never had I met with a student in whom a knowledge so extensive was mixed up with notions so obsolete or so crotchety.

A Strange Story, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He was aimlessly industrious, crotchety but kind, and almost quixotically honest.

The Job |Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for crotchety

crotchety

/ (ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪ) /

adjective

informal cross; irritable; contrary

full of crotchets

Derived forms of crotchety

crotchetiness, noun