Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crotchety \Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a.
   Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.

Source : WordNet®

crotchety
     adj : having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous
           and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: {cantankerous},
            {ornery}]