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Meaning of CROTCHETY

Pronunciation:  'krâchitee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
 
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 Synonyms: cantankerous, ill-natured, ornery
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a.
Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.
 
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