Grotchy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to complain; irritable. dated, slang

    "Alex Kirs and Jack Gaughan both sent beautifully long grotchy letters which are too good to let pass. I'm saving them for next issue, along with a pertinent letter from Rick Norwood on STAR TREK."

Synonyms

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peevishcantankerouscholericcrabbitirascibleirritable

Example

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"Alex Kirs and Jack Gaughan both sent beautifully long grotchy letters which are too good to let pass. I'm saving them for next issue, along with a pertinent letter from Rick Norwood on STAR TREK."

Etymology

From grotch + -y.

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