crotchety
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From a crotchety neighbor who yelled at her daughters, she learned that responding with a homemade peach pie can establish a more harmonious relationship with a person undergoing his own private travails.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
This is a place where everyone knows everyone else and might find stuck-in-their-ways folks like Harry to be charming or crotchety.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
The Grumpy Café may not sound like the friendliest place to grab a coffee but inside the large, warm meeting place in the centre of Hastings, the atmosphere is anything but crotchety.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023
“Being known for being the crotchety old sports and weather guy was not on the list,” he said, “but it is what it is.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
The fifth was answered by a crotchety woman who said, “I don’t know any sergeants!”
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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