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crotchety

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crotch·et·y  (krch-t)
adj.
Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
crotchet·i·ness n.
crotchety
Adjective
Informal bad-tempered
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Adj.1.crotchety - having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
ornery, cantankerous
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Translations
crotchety [ˈkrɔtʃɪtɪ] adj [person] → arisco
crotchety [ˈkrɔtʃɪtɪ] adj [person] → grognon(ne) → grincheux/euse
crotchety [ˈkrɔtʃɪtɪ] adj → reizbar
crotchety [ˈkrɔtʃɪtɪ] adj [person] → burbero/a
crotchety
adj crotchety [ˈkrotʃəti]
bad-tempered. buierig, moeilik, humeurig, wispelturig سَيّء المَزاج، ذو أفكار غَريبَـه своенравен vrtošivý, podivínský vranten; irritabel schrullenhaft δύστροπος áspero, arisco pahur بد عنق äksy grincheux רַגזָן सनकी mušičav, hirovit rögeszmés pemberang kenjóttur bisbetico, irascibile 気まぐれな 괴팍한 irzlus untumains mudah marah knorrig lunefull, sur nerwowy mal-humorado arţă­gos раздражительный nevrlý godrnjav namćorast knarrig, vresig อารมณ์เสียง่าย huysuz, ters 脾氣壞的 примхливий خبطى، بد مزاج xấu nết 脾气坏的


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Yet, having intimated that her appearance was peculiar, as being unlike that of her Flemish companions, I have little more to say respecting it; I can pronounce no encomiums on her beauty, for she was not beautiful; nor offer condolence on her plainness, for neither was she plain; a careworn character of forehead, and a corresponding moulding of the mouth, struck me with a sentiment resembling surprise, but these traits would probably have passed unnoticed by any less crotchety observer.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Fentolin is only an ordinary, crotchety invalid with queer tastes.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
James Laurence is a crotchety old fellow and not to be depended on.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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