Crotchety: (1) Expressing opinion with exaggerated opposition.
(2) May be accompanied by
airs of senior
entitlement.
(3) Use of grumpy
deflection when the target of conversation is directed at them.
My father complains a lot about anything that crosses his mind, he's a
crotchety old man!
When I'm tired and hungry, I get a little
crotchety.
"I don't need to get my hearing checked, you need to stop mumbling."
Geeze, dad! Don't be so crotchety!