crotchety

UK
/ˈkrɒtʃ.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˈkrɑtʃ.ɪ.ti/

Translations

crotchetyadjective
crotchetier
Comp.
crotchetiest
Super.
UK
/ˈkrɒtʃ.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˈkrɑtʃ.ɪ.ti/
His crotchety behavior made it difficult for others to work with him.
Его раздражительное поведение затрудняло работу с ним для других.
She became crotchety when she didn't get her morning coffee.
Она стала капризной, когда не получила свой утренний кофе.
The crotchety old man yelled at the children for playing on his lawn.
Сварливый старик накричал на детей за то, что они играли на его газоне.

Definitions

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.