kvetchy
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- kvetchily adverb
- kvetchiness noun
Example Sentences
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The latter are for dabblers, like me, who get kvetchy when an outdoor activity starts to eat into the dinner hour.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2017
Lest this sound too kvetchy, let me end on a positive note: People claim that extreme architecture does not age well.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013
From the moment he hugged you hello, he was himself: scabrously funny, theatrically kvetchy, needy and paranoid and observant and discerning—in short, totally crazy, but also crazy good company.
From Slate • May 9, 2012
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