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crotchety

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crotch⋅et⋅y

  [kroch-i-tee]
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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
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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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