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crotchety

crotchety
[英] [ˈkrɔtʃiti] [美] [ˈkrɑtʃɪti] 生词本

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ-GRADED 脾气坏的;易怒的;动辄生气的 A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated. 

  • ...a crotchety old man.

    脾气暴躁的老头

Adjective

1. having a difficult and contrary disposition;

  • "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers