Meaning & use
Crotchety
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Easily irritated or annoyed; having odd, stubborn, or eccentric habits and opinions.
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The crotchety old man yelled at the kids for playing near his fence.
She grew increasingly crotchety after her retirement.
A note on using this word
The word derives from "crotchet", an old term for a whimsical or perverse notion.
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