单词	crotchety
释义	crotchety adjective crotch·​ety ˈkrä-chə-tē  1 : given to crotchets (see crotchet sense 2a) : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper a crotchety old man a crotchety critic 2 : full of or arising from crotchets a crotchety style Crotchety twilight-of-life drama. Entertainment Weekly crotchetiness ˈkrä-chə-tē-nəs  noun Synonyms choleric crabby cranky cross fiery grouchy grumpy irascible irritable peevish perverse pettish petulant prickly quick-tempered raspy ratty short-tempered snappish snappy snarky snippety snippy stuffy testy waspish See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences None of the students dared to talk back to the crotchety old teacher. I get crotchety after a long day at work. Recent Examples on the Web This casual yet momentous inversion of the domestic labors that Beauvoir cursed yields the indelible image of a crotchety old lady propped up with her small menagerie in bed, while, in the kitchen, the men marinate a leg of lamb for her dinner. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Ford is fine as the crotchety old outdoorsman, with Omar Sy and Cara Gee -- portraying the intrepid mail carriers -- the only other flesh-and-blood creatures that even register. Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 Feb. 2020 The oldest candidate in the race, the determinedly crotchety 78-year-old Senator Sanders, is a hit with the youngest voters tracking the 2020 campaign. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019 Spencer's crotchety grandfather, Eddie (Danny DeVito), and his elderly pal Milo (Danny Glover), get sucked into the game, too. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2019 And a crotchety old skirt-chasing white guy who has been elected to office once as a Republican and precisely zero times as a Democrat? Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019 Beal — by then a crotchety town character — would be known to loudly declare, often while shirtless. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2019 But Harrison's ticket to the White House was an anti-Harrison editorial that derided him as a crotchety old soldier drinking hard cider in a log cabin. CBS News, 12 June 2012 Witherspoon appeared as Willie Jones, the hilariously crotchety father of Ice Cube’s character in the 1995 classic comedy Friday. Rachel Yang, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology see crotchet First Known Use 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition crotchety adjective crotch·​ety ˈkrä-chə-tē  : very grumpy or unpleasant crotchety adjective as in irritable easily irritated or annoyed I get crotchety after a long day at work Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance irritable irascible fiery grouchy grumpy peevish petulant snappish crabby testy snarky waspish cranky choleric stuffy pettish cross snippy curmudgeonly cantankerous raspy ornery passionate prickly ratty short-tempered sensitive querulous snippety perverse dyspeptic quick-tempered surly snarly bilious short contentious argumentative belligerent disagreeable out of humor pugnacious combative fretful out of sorts bellicose snappy quarrelsome truculent tetchy ill-tempered sulky ill-humored fractious sullen ill-natured pouty huffy disputatious scrappy bearish off-colored cross-grained off-color touchy thin-skinned hot-blooded Antonyms & Near Antonyms genial affable friendly amiable outgoing gregarious cordial sweet sociable companionable extroverted extraverted agreeable easygoing carefree good-natured stoic stoical tolerant patient good-tempered forbearing uncomplaining relaxed well-disposed obliging happy-go-lucky understanding long-suffering See More
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