Definitions for crotchetiness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

crotch•et•yˈkrɒtʃ ɪ ti(adj.)

  1. given to odd fancies or whims; eccentric.

  2. grouchy or cantankerous

  3. of the nature of a crotchet.

Origin of crotchety:

1815–25

crotch′et•i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness(noun)

    a fussy and eccentric disposition

Wiktionary

  1. crotchetiness(Noun)

    The state or quality of being crotchety.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crotchetiness(noun)

    the state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical


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