The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Crotchety \Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a. Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crotchety adj 1: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: cantankerous, crotchety, ornery]