2006-08-05 15:34:20 · 12 answers · asked by Lusious Leftfoot 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Snicker snicker snicker......Crochety is cranky, irritated, annoyed etc etc....usually applied to older folk or small children who havn't gone down for naps yet. It also applies to old men sitting in groups just complaining.
2006-08-05 15:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crotchety means cranky, crabby, narrow-minded, miserable, grumpy -- you sometimes hear the phrase 'Crotchety old man' which is generally applied to someone who always seems to have the miseries, and stomps around with a cane, bashing the heads off dandelions and taking swipes at small dogs.
2006-08-05 23:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in addition to the above - rude, grumpy, stubborn, unhearing.
generally older people are more crotchety than younger ones.
when i think of the word crotchety i think of those old men that sit on thier porches all day throwing things at the neighborhood kids and grumbling about how no one appreciates things anymore.
2006-08-05 22:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by Philyra_Rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can check the exact definition here - http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=crotchety - but it basically means that someone is grumpy and sort of quirky. It's usually used to describe an older, crazy-cat-lady, sort of person.
2006-08-05 22:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by sparrowhawk13147 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From dictionary.com
adj : having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: cantankerous, ornery]
2006-08-05 23:42:07 · answer #5 · answered by Laura N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crabby
2006-08-05 22:42:15 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grouchy,cantankerous, unfriendly, argumentative...pick a synonym.
2006-08-05 22:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grouchy, miserable, unfriendly, pain in the neck - you get the picture...
2006-08-05 23:00:51 · answer #8 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means ornery.
2006-08-05 22:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by grannygoat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ill tempered, mean spirited, unhappy, & grumpy.
2006-08-05 22:41:29 · answer #10 · answered by gonzotis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋