CANTANKEROUS
- Although the former postman was regarded by some townspeople as a scowling, cantankerous old coot, he was beloved by neighborhood children, to whom he would regularly hand out butterscotch candies from his front stoop with a twinkle in his eye.
- difficult or irritating to deal with [adj CANTANKEROUSLY]
- Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
- disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.
- person is often angry and annoyed.