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He is lovable but crotchety, and can be very difficult to get along with.— BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
He was poor and crotchety, and as regards professional matters unsteady.— Orley Farm
You will be considered as crotchety, and impracticable.— Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library
Some are sanguine and sensible, others are nervous, crotchety, and full of senseless fears.— The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations

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