crotchety

a. 有怪想的, 反复无常的, 想入非非的

发音

UK /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ə.tɪ/
US /ˈkɹɑ.t͡ʃɪ.ti/

词形变化

crotchetier 比较级 crotchetier crotchetiest more crotchety 比较级 crotchetiest 最高级 most crotchety 最高级

别名

crochety

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

ornery cantankerous

近义相关 1

ill-natured

词源

From crotchet + -y, using crotchet in the 16th-century sense of a whim or fancy.

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