crotchety
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Squibb is renowned for her crotchety wisecracks, but this touching comedy about unexpected friendship and the different levels of truth allows her to show off another of her remarkable talents: listening.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
This is a place where everyone knows everyone else and might find stuck-in-their-ways folks like Harry to be charming or crotchety.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
The Grumpy Café may not sound like the friendliest place to grab a coffee but inside the large, warm meeting place in the centre of Hastings, the atmosphere is anything but crotchety.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023
“Being known for being the crotchety old sports and weather guy was not on the list,” he said, “but it is what it is.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
He was a crotchety old grandfather and not at all accountable for how he came out.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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