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Meanings of crotchety in English

Having a difficult and contrary disposition.

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Usage of crotchety in English
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No point in both of us being exposed to his crotchety attitude.
Here comes trouble
2
The members are as crotchety as though their place were a club.
The new yorker
3
So why is the comedian, actor and Observer columnist still so crotchety?
The Guardian
4
And in both cases an avowed dissentient is set down as 'crotchety.'
Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the pri...
5
Maybe I'm just an old physicist that gets crotchety about these things.
Wired
6
It was cheap, and we liked being surrounded by crotchety old couples.
Love is a mix tape: life and loss, one song at a time
7
The most gloomy, crotchety, lazy-ass work song ever heard this side of Athens.
Year Zero
8
He was poor and crotchety, and as regards professional matters unsteady.
Orley Farm
9
Domingo Montoya was funny-looking and crotchety and impatient and absent-minded and never smiled.
The Princess Bride
10
Mr. Fentolin is only an ordinary, crotchety invalid with queer tastes.
The Vanished Messenger
11
James Laurence is a crotchety old fellow and not to be depended on.
Little Women
12
Yes, little by little Homer was turning into a crotchety chaperon.
Metro 2034
13
The old guard came out, crotchety and indignant, in defense of their time.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
14
Life is serious enough without inventing a crotchety virtue to make it miserable.
The Half-Hearted
15
He's a most crotchety old fellow, that future father-in-law of mine.
Derrick Vaughan, Novelist
16
He waited several hours in that cold air and his discomfort made him crotchety.
The Beast Within
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United Kingdom
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