CROTCHETY


Meaning of CROTCHETY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrä-chə-tē ]

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 -tē-nəs noun

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