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1. (adj.) crotchety
given to odd fancies or whims; eccentric.
2. crotchety
grouchy or cantankerous
3. crotchety
of the nature of a crotchet.
Etymology: (1815–25)
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1. (adj) cantankerous, crotchety, ornery
having a difficult and contrary disposition
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
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1. (adj) crotchety
given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man
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Sense: bad-tempered.
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 Afrikaans: buierig, moeilik, humeuri |
 Arabic: سَيّء المَزاج، ذو أفكار غ |
 Bulgarian: своенравен |
 Brazilian: mal-humorado |
 Czech: vrtošivý, podivínský |
 German: schrullenhaft |
 Danish: vranten; irritabel |
 Greek: δύστροπος |
 Spanish: áspero, arisco |
 Estonian: pahur |
 Farsi: بد عنق |
 Finnish: pahansisuinen |
 French: grincheux |
 Hebrew: רַגזָן |
 Hindi: सनकी |
 Croatian: mušičav, hirovit |
 Hungarian: rögeszmés |
 Indonesian: pemberang |
 Icelandic: kenjóttur |
 Italian: bisbetico, irascibile |
 Japanese: 気まぐれな |
 Korean: 변덕스어운, 까다로운 |
 Lithuanian: irzlus |
 Latvian: untumains |
 Malay: mudah marah |
 Dutch: knorrig |
 Norwegian: lunefull, sur |
 Polish: nerwowy |
 Persian: بد عنق |
 Pashto: بد عنق |
 Portuguese: mal-humorado |
 Romanian: arţăgos |
 Russian: раздражительный |
 Slovak: nevrlý |
 Slovenian: godrnjav |
 Serbian: namćorast |
 Swedish: knarrig, vresig |
 Thai: อารมณ์เสียง่าย |
 Turkish: huysuz, ters |
 Taiwanese: 脾氣壞的 |
 Ukrainian: примхливий |
 Urdu: خبطى، بد مزاج |
 Vietnamese: xấu nết |
 Chinese: 脾气坏的 |
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