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CROTCHETINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fussy and eccentric disposition
Synonyms:
contrariness; crankiness; crotchetiness; grumpiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("crotchetiness" is a kind of...):
ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
Derivation:
crotchety (having a difficult and contrary disposition)