crochety
crochety is the alternative form of crotchety.
Meaning of crotchety
Adjective
crotchety (comparative crotchetier or more crotchety, superlative crotchetiest or most crotchety)
- Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
- He wouldnt even let old Wilkie touch it do you remember Gerald but always gathered it himself and made his own julep. He was as crochety about his julep as an old maid, measuring everything by a recipe in his head.1929, William Faulkner, “The Sound and the Fury”, in The Sound and the Fury & As I Lay Dying, New York, N.Y.: The Modern Library, published 1946, →OCLC, page 184
Forms of crochety
| comparative | more crochety |
|---|---|
| superlative | most crochety |
Questions about crochety
- What is crochety the alternative form of?
- Crochety is the alternative form of crotchety.
Words near crochety in the dictionary
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