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crotchety

/ˈkrɒtʃ.ɪ.ti/

/ˈkrɑtʃ.ɪ.ti/

Translations

crotchetyadjective

crotchetier

Comp.

crotchetiest

Super.

/ˈkrɒtʃ.ɪ.ti/

/ˈkrɑtʃ.ɪ.ti/

acariâtreSe dit d’une personne irritable, de mauvaise humeur, souvent avec une nuance liée à l’âge.

The crotchety old man yelled at the children for playing too loudly near his house.

Le vieil homme acariâtre a crié sur les enfants parce qu’ils jouaient trop fort près de chez lui.

Additional translations

excentriqueSens plus rare : qui a des idées ou des manières bizarres, fantasques.

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crotchetyadjective

Irritable or easily annoyed, often due to old age or a bad mood.

The crotchety old man yelled at the children for playing too loudly near his house.

Full of odd or whimsical notions; eccentric.

The crotchety inventor filled his workshop with bizarre contraptions.