adj.
Pronunciation: ' krä-ch ə -t ē
Function: adjective
Date: 1825
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 \ -t ē -n ə s \ noun