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   Crotch·et·y

   /ˈkräCHədē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. irritable: "he was tired and crotchety"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from crotchet (sense 2) + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crotchetiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

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