cantankerous, crotchety, ornery
(adjective) having a difficult and contrary disposition; “a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady”- Dorothy Sayers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crotchety (comparative crotchetier or more crotchety, superlative crotchetiest or most crotchety)
Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
Source: Wiktionary
Crotch"et*y (krch"t-), a.
Definition: Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
