crotchetiness

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noun

The state or quality of being crotchety.

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crankinesscontrarinessgrumpiness
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Meanings

nouncrotchetiness (usually uncountable, plural crotchetinesses)

plural crotchetinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being crotchety.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fussy and eccentric disposition

Similar
crankinesscontrarinessgrumpiness
Broader
ill nature
Also see
contrarinesscrankinessgrumpiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From crotchety + -ness.

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Translations

German Quengelichkeit
  • Quengelichkeitquality of being crotchety
Polish zrzędliwość, marudność
  • zrzędliwośćquality of being crotchety
  • marudnośćquality of being crotchety
Cite this entry
APA

crotchetiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotchetiness

MLA

“crotchetiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotchetiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crotchetiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotchetiness.

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