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crotchety

(krɒtʃɪti)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.

[informal]

...my cross, crotchety neighbours.

Synonyms: bad-tempered, difficult, cross, contrary More Synonyms of crotchety

crotchety in British English

(ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪ)

adjective

1. informal

cross; irritable; contrary

full of crotchets

Derived forms

crotchetiness (ˈcrotchetiness)

noun

crotchety in American English

(ˈkrɑtʃi)

adjective

full of peculiar whims or stubborn notions; cantankerous; eccentric

having the nature of a crotchet

Derived forms

crotchetiness (ˈcrotchetiness)

noun

Synonyms of 'crotchety'

bad-tempered, difficult, cross, contrary

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(adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered

Definition

bad-tempered

(informal)

a crotchety old man

Synonyms

bad-tempered

a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character

difficult

I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this.

cross

Everyone was getting bored and cross.

contrary

Why must you always be so contrary?

awkward

irritable

He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.

crusty

a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner

grumpy

I'm always grumpy in the morning.

surly

He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me.

fractious

The children were predictably fractious.

disagreeable

He's a shallow, disagreeable man.

cantankerous

You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.

tetchy

You always get tetchy when you're hungry.

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal)

I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.

testy

Ben gets testy when he is hungry.

peevish

Lack of sleep always made him peevish.

curmudgeonly

obstreperous

crabby

I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.

liverish

By the end, I was liverish and nettled.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cantankerous

Definition

quarrelsome or bad-tempered

You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.

Synonyms

bad-tempered,

contrary,

perverse,

irritable,

crusty,

grumpy,

disagreeable,

cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal),

irascible,

tetchy,

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),

testy,

quarrelsome,

waspish,

grouchy (informal),

arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),

peevish,

crabby,

choleric,

crotchety (informal),

ill-humoured,

liverish,

captious,

difficult

in the sense of contrary

Definition

perverse

Why must you always be so contrary?

Synonyms

perverse,

difficult,

awkward,

wayward,

intractable,

wilful,

obstinate,

cussed (informal),

stroppy (British, slang),

cantankerous,

disobliging,

balky,

unaccommodating,

froward (archaic),

thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),

hostile,

antagonistic,

arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of crabby

Definition

bad-tempered

I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.

Synonyms

bad-tempered,

acid,

irritable,

cross,

awkward,

sour,

prickly,

snappy,

surly,

tetchy,

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),

testy,

grouchy (informal),

unsociable,

misanthropic,

crotchety (informal),

mardy (dialect),

snappish,

ill-humoured,

nasty-tempered

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crotchety

crosswise
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crotch
crotchety
crouch
crow
crowd

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crotchety

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单词	crotchety
释义	Trends of crotchety View usage for: crotchety (krɒtʃɪti) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated. [informal] ...my cross, crotchety neighbours. Synonyms: bad-tempered, difficult, cross, contrary More Synonyms of crotchety crotchety in British English (ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪ) adjective 1. informal cross; irritable; contrary 2. full of crotchets Derived forms crotchetiness (ˈcrotchetiness) noun crotchety in American English (ˈkrɑtʃi) adjective 1. full of peculiar whims or stubborn notions; cantankerous; eccentric 2. having the nature of a crotchet Derived forms crotchetiness (ˈcrotchetiness) noun Synonyms of 'crotchety' bad-tempered, difficult, cross, contrary More Synonyms of crotchety (adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered Definition bad-tempered (informal) a crotchety old man Synonyms bad-tempered a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character difficult I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. cross Everyone was getting bored and cross. contrary Why must you always be so contrary? awkward irritable He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. crusty a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner grumpy I'm always grumpy in the morning. surly He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me. fractious The children were predictably fractious. disagreeable He's a shallow, disagreeable man. cantankerous You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. tetchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. ratty (British, New Zealand, informal) I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. testy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. peevish Lack of sleep always made him peevish. curmudgeonly obstreperous crabby I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. liverish By the end, I was liverish and nettled. Additional synonyms in the sense of cantankerous Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficult in the sense of contrary Definition perverse Why must you always be so contrary? Synonyms perverse, difficult, awkward, wayward, intractable, wilful, obstinate, cussed (informal), stroppy (British, slang), cantankerous, disobliging, balky, unaccommodating, froward (archaic), thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), hostile, antagonistic, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of crabby Definition bad-tempered I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. Synonyms bad-tempered, acid, irritable, cross, awkward, sour, prickly, snappy, surly, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, grouchy (informal), unsociable, misanthropic, crotchety (informal), mardy (dialect), snappish, ill-humoured, nasty-tempered Nearby words of crotchety crosswise crossword crotch crotchety crouch crow crowd Synonyms of 'crotchety' crotchety Explore 'crotchety' in the dictionary
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