CROTCHETY


Meaning of CROTCHETY in English

/ ˈkrɒtʃəti; NAmE ˈkrɑːtʃ-/ adjective

( informal ) bad-tempered; easily made angry :

He was tired and crotchety.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from crotchet + -y .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.