Crotchety - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkrɑːtʃətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word crotchety
Brit.  |ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word crotchety

adjective

- having a difficult and contrary disposition (syn: cantankerous)

Extra examples

None of the students dared to talk back to the crotchety old teacher.

...I get crotchety after a long day at work....

...that crotchety old man can be a real buzzard when he's in a bad mood—which is usually the case...

...the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard...

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