Crotchety
adjective
Irritable or hard to please.
The crotchety old man next door always complains about our music.
Often appears as...
- crotchety old man
- crotchety old woman
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Irritable or hard to please.
The crotchety old man next door always complains about our music.
Often appears as...
- crotchety old man
- crotchety old woman
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Crotchety usually has a negative tone, suggesting annoyance with someone's behavior or attitude.
When hungry, Jenna becomes crotchety and you should avoid her.
Pro Tip 2/3Aging Stereotype
It's often used to describe older adults, but be careful not to stereotype as not all are crotchety.
Just because he's a senior doesn't mean he's crotchety; he's actually very pleasant.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonhuman Usage
Can describe things that cause annoyance, like a process or a machine, not just people.
This crotchety printer never works when I need it most.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Crotchety usually has a negative tone, suggesting annoyance with someone's behavior or attitude.
When hungry, Jenna becomes crotchety and you should avoid her.
Pro Tip 2/3Aging Stereotype
It's often used to describe older adults, but be careful not to stereotype as not all are crotchety.
Just because he's a senior doesn't mean he's crotchety; he's actually very pleasant.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonhuman Usage
Can describe things that cause annoyance, like a process or a machine, not just people.
This crotchety printer never works when I need it most.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Crotchety usually has a negative tone, suggesting annoyance with someone's behavior or attitude.
When hungry, Jenna becomes crotchety and you should avoid her.
Pro Tip 2/3Aging Stereotype
It's often used to describe older adults, but be careful not to stereotype as not all are crotchety.
Just because he's a senior doesn't mean he's crotchety; he's actually very pleasant.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonhuman Usage
Can describe things that cause annoyance, like a process or a machine, not just people.
This crotchety printer never works when I need it most.
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Video examples
Jane Fonda: Life's third...
And I got scared. I thought, "Oh my gosh. I'm going to become a crotchety old lady." But now that I am actually smack-dab in the middle of my own third act, I realize I've never been happier. I have such a powerful feeling of well-being. And I've discovered
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Everything you need to...
rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover. To get some time alone together, the scholar and the wife play various tricks that involve feigning madness, staging a biblical flood,
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
very visible on this stage Roman channeled his inner crotchety old man you know rant that when the ted.com people post this online I hope they call
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Jane Fonda: Life's third...
And I got scared. I thought, "Oh my gosh. I'm going to become a crotchety old lady." But now that I am actually smack-dab in the middle of my own third act, I realize I've never been happier. I have such a powerful feeling of well-being. And I've discovered
Video examples
Everything you need to...
rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover. To get some time alone together, the scholar and the wife play various tricks that involve feigning madness, staging a biblical flood,
Video examples
TED2015 in review PIPE...
very visible on this stage Roman channeled his inner crotchety old man you know rant that when the ted.com people post this online I hope they call
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Quote examples
Steve Young
American Athlete
People don't remember that Sid Gillman was my coach. He was an old crotchety guy, but he was the first one to basically say, 'You can't just run around'... I remember, he literally tied my feet up.
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Josh Turner
American Musician
I've listened to a lot of outside stuff and just haven't really heard anything that moves me. I don't know if I'm getting old and crotchety or what.
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Lauren Willig
American Author
As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books.
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Ralph Macchio
American Actor
Sometimes I'm crotchety, angry, curmudgeonly - you know, I do have that side. I don't always show it.
Quote examples
Steve Young
American Athlete
People don't remember that Sid Gillman was my coach. He was an old crotchety guy, but he was the first one to basically say, 'You can't just run around'... I remember, he literally tied my feet up.
Quote examples
Josh Turner
American Musician
I've listened to a lot of outside stuff and just haven't really heard anything that moves me. I don't know if I'm getting old and crotchety or what.
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Lauren Willig
American Author
As a friend once pointed out, the crotchety dowagers do tend to get all the best lines. That may be why I have so many of them in my books.
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Ralph Macchio
American Actor
Sometimes I'm crotchety, angry, curmudgeonly - you know, I do have that side. I don't always show it.
Example 1 of 4
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