crotchety Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having a difficult and contrary disposition
    ornery; cantankerous.
    • a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

WordNet


Crotch"et*y adjective
Definitions
  1. Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.

Webster 1913