[f. CROTCHETY + -NESS.] The quality of being crotchety.
1860. Sat. Rev., 16 June, 764/2. The fault to which Examiners are liable is sometimes called crotchetiness, but a better name for it would be vanity.
1877. Daily News, 9 Oct., 5/2. Amazement at the crotchetiness of his host.
