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A fussy and eccentric disposition
Answer for the clue "A fussy and eccentric disposition ", 13 letters:
crotchetiness
Word definitions for crotchetiness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness , contrariness , grumpiness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being crotchety.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crotchetiness \Crotch"et*i*ness\ (kr?ch"?t-?-n?s), n. 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.
Usage examples of crotchetiness.
Peter valued his uncle’s advice and love and even his occasional crotchetiness, but things would have been easier, clearer somehow, if he were training under someone unrelated to him.