Crotchety
Strange
Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making
Crotchety and strange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crotchety" instead an adjective "Strange".
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Strange and Crotchety. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crotchety/strange
Crotchety & Strange. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crotchety/strange>.
Strange or Crotchety. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crotchety/strange.
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