Crotchety

ahd-5
  • adjective. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by odd fancies or crotchets; fantastic or eccentric in thought; whimsical.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Given to crotchets; subject to whims.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
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  • adjective. having a difficult and contrary disposition
    • Word Usage
    "It's what I call a crotchety conscience -- always in the way of your doing anything like anybody else."
    Equivalent
    ill-natured  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acerbic  cigar-shaped  crossgrained  dust storm  gibbous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abnormal  anomalous  antagonistic  antipathetic  arbitrary  
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