crotchety

crotch·ety

adjective \ˈkrä-chə-tē\

Definition of CROTCHETY

1

: given to crotchets : subject to whims, crankiness, or ill temper <a crotchety old man>

2

: full of or arising from crotchets <a crotchety style>

— crotch·et·i·ness \-tē-nəs\ noun

Examples of CROTCHETY

1. None of the students dared to talk back to the crotchety old teacher.
2. <I get crotchety after a long day at work.>

First Known Use of CROTCHETY

1825

Related to CROTCHETY

Synonyms

choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, irritable, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish

Related Words

bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly; argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy; hot-blooded, passionate

Near Antonyms

affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable; agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed; forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding