crotchety Play adjectiveIrritable. SYNONYMS argumentativeas cross as two sticksawkwardbad-temperedcantankerouschippychurlishcontrarycrabbedcrabbycrankycrosscrustycurmudgeonlydifficultdisagreeableeggyfractiousgrouchygrumpyhot-temperedill-humouredill-naturedill-temperedin a bad moodin a moodiracundiracundulousirascibleirritablelike a bear with a sore headmiffymoodynarkyon a short fuseorneryout of sortsout of temperpeckishpeevishpepperyperversepricklyquarrelsomequick-temperedrattyshirtyshort-temperedshrewishsnakysnappishsnappysoreheadedstroppysurlytestytouchyuncooperativewaspishwaxy
