crotchety

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrotchetycrotch‧et‧y /ˈkrɒtʃəti $ ˈkrɑː-/ adjective BAD-TEMPEREDeasily annoyed or made slightly angry SYN grumpy a crotchety old manExamples from the Corpuscrotchety• He was warm, gregarious, crotchety, and humorous.• Meanwhile, in personal life he became a reasonably prosperous but crotchety landowner.• The old woman had got very crotchety since being warmed up.Origin crotchety (1800-1900) crotchet “small hook, strange idea” ((15-20 centuries)), from French crochet; → CROCHET

单词	crotchety
释义	crotchety From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrotchetycrotch‧et‧y /ˈkrɒtʃəti $ ˈkrɑː-/ adjective BAD-TEMPEREDeasily annoyed or made slightly angry SYN grumpy a crotchety old manExamples from the Corpuscrotchety• He was warm, gregarious, crotchety, and humorous.• Meanwhile, in personal life he became a reasonably prosperous but crotchety landowner.• The old woman had got very crotchety since being warmed up.Origin crotchety (1800-1900) crotchet “small hook, strange idea” ((15-20 centuries)), from French crochet; → CROCHET
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