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The definition of crotchety is someone grumpy, stubborn or irritable.

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A grumpy old man who yells at everyone is an example of acrotchety old man.

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See crotchety in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of peculiar whims or stubborn notions; cantankerous; eccentric
having the nature of a crotchet

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crotchetiness noun

See crotchety in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.

Related Forms:

crotchˈet·i·ness noun

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