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Adjective
- 1. cantankerous, crotchety, ornery, ill-natured (vs. good-natured)
- usage: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
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Definition and meaning of crotchety (Dictionary)