noun
- a bad-tempered or irritable person
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a crosspatch just because you didn’t get your way.
- The old crosspatch next door complained about our music again.
- She’s usually cheerful, but she becomes a real crosspatch when she’s tired.
- My little brother turns into a crosspatch whenever he’s hungry.
- The teacher called him a crosspatch for constantly grumbling about homework.
- Stop being a crosspatch and try to enjoy the party.