ornery
adjective
[ ˈɔːnəri ]
• bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.
• "an ornery old military man"
Similar:
grouchy,
grumpy,
cranky,
crotchety,
cantankerous,
bad-tempered,
ill-tempered,
dyspeptic,
irascible,
waspish,
Origin:
early 19th century: variant of ordinary, representing a dialect pronunciation.
