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crotch⋅et⋅y
/
ˈkrɒtʃ
ɪ
ti
/
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–adjective
1.
given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc.
2.
of the nature of a crotchet.
Origin:
1815–25;
crotchet
+
-y
1
Related forms:
crotch⋅et⋅i⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
1.
fussy, eccentric, grouchy.
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crotch·et·y
(krŏch'ĭ-tē)
adj. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
crotch'et·i·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History
crotchety
1825, from
crotchet
"whim or fancy" (1573); originally an architectural ornament of curled leaves (c.1394), from O.Fr.
crochet
"hook." The sense evolution is obscure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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