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crotchety

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crotch·et·y

   [kroch-i-tee]
adjective
1.
given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc.
2.
of the nature of a crotchet.
Origin:
1815–25; crotchet + -y1

Related forms
crotch·et·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. fussy, eccentric, grouchy.

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crotchety (ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪ)
 
—adj
1.  informal cross; irritable; contrary
2.  full of crotchets
 
'crotchetiness
 
—n

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crotchety
1825, from crotchet (q.v.) "whim or fancy," but the sense evolution is obscure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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