CROTCHETINESS

crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness

(noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crotchetiness (usually uncountable, plural crotchetinesses)

The state or quality of being crotchety.

Source: Wiktionary


Crotch"et*i*ness (krch"t--ns), n.

Definition: The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical. This belief in rightness is a kind of conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes crotchetiness. J. Grote.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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