crotchety

As adjectives the difference between crusty and crotchety

is that crusty is pertaining to or having a crust, as, for example, in the case of bread while crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

As a noun crusty

is (chiefly|british) a tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.

As adjectives the difference between haggard and crotchety

is that haggard is looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition while crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

As a noun haggard

is (dialect|isle of mann|ireland) a stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.

As adjectives the difference between crotchety and false

is that crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As adjectives the difference between crotchety and fitful

is that crotchety is cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies while fitful is irregular; unsteady; characterized by fits.

Freakish is a related term of crotchety.

As adjectives the difference between freakish and crotchety

is that freakish is resembling a freak while crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

Crotchety is a related term of arbitrary.

As adjectives the difference between crotchety and arbitrary

is that crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies while arbitrary is (usually|of a decision) based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

As a noun arbitrary is

anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

As adjectives the difference between wayward and crotchety

is that wayward is given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray while crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

As a noun curmudgeon

is (archaic) a miser.

As an adjective crotchety is

cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

As adjectives the difference between irascible and crotchety

is that irascible is easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable while crotchety is cranky]], disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or [[fancy|fancies.

As adjectives the difference between crotchety and cantankerous

is that crotchety is cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies while cantankerous is given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature, ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.