crotchety
crotchety · crotchetier · crotchetiest
капризный, своенравный, прихотливый, вздорный
launisch, quengelig, knatschig
Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fanciesCranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
UK/ˈkɹɒtʃ.ə.tɪ/US/ˈkɹɑ.t͡ʃɪ.ti/
» Tom is a crotchety old man.
Tom ist ein aufbrausender alter Mann.
Meaning
1 sensesCranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
launisch, quengelig, knatschig
капри́зныйkapríznyj, своенра́вныйsvojenrávnyj, прихотли́выйprixotlívyj
More definitions
- having a difficult and contrary disposition
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a crotchety old man.
deTom ist ein aufbrausender alter Mann.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cranky, disagreeable or stubborn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cranky, disagreeable or stubborn:
Origin
From crotchet + -y, using crotchet in the 16th-century sense of a whim or fancy.From crotchet + -y, using crotchet in the 16th-century sense of a whim or fancy.
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Forms
crotchetier/more crotchety, crotchetiest/most crotchety| Comparative | crotchetier / more crotchety Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | crotchetiest / most crotchety Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- having a difficult and contrary disposition:cantankerousornery
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form