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crotchety::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cantankerous, ornery |
| Derivation | crotchet, crotchetiness |
Examples of crotchety
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Abzug's signature hats were as wide and as colorful as her crotchety chutzpah.
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I haven't talked to my crotchety grandmother since 1988, when Grandma died.
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Ian McKellen, as a crotchety charmer, fares best, because he does most of the talking.
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Somewhat crotchety, Marlene lost her husband to cancer many years earlier.
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He has a crippled crotchety servant, Clov, and his parents live in dustbins next to him.
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He had had enough, and enough was enough for his crotchety old carcass.
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Over the years, I've been accused of being crusty, crotchety, curmudgeonly and stubborn.
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Do I just sound like a crotchety, premature senior citizen, or do you think this is true?
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His hope was that McCain would appear to be the crotchety uncle who lived up in the attic.
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- Cantankerous: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
- Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies
