crotchety

Meaning of crotchety

adjective

Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.

Information about crotchety

It is an adjective.
Languages in which crotchety is used:
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Hyphenation of crotchety

crotch-ety

It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
crotchety is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

crotchety synonyms

Meaning cantankerous:

cantankerous, ornery

Translation of crotchety

Spanish: gruñón, gruñona, predispuesto, predispuesta
German: mürrisch, widerspenstig, störrisch, streitsüchtig, knurrig, schrullig, schrullenhaft, launisch, zänkisch
French: grognon, irritable
Italian: stizzoso
Portuguese: resmungão

Words that rhyme with crotchety

fratchety, hatchety, laschety, ratchety, twitchety, uncrochety, homothety

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