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    curmudgeonly
    /kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nli/

    adjective

    • 1. (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative: "a curmudgeonly old man"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURMUDGEONLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Curmudgeonly means often in a bad mood, especially in an old-fashioned way. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curmudgeonCurmudgeon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A curmudgeon is a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man. The word is also spelled as curmudgeonly as an adjective. See synonyms, examples, and word history of curmudgeon.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › curmudgeonlyCURMUDGEONLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Curmudgeonly definition: like or characteristic of a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. See examples of CURMUDGEONLY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURMUDGEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A curmudgeon is an old person who is often in a bad mood. Learn how to pronounce, translate and use this word in sentences from literature and everyday speech.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCURMUDGEONLY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Curmudgeonly means often in a bad mood, especially in an old-fashioned or grumpy way. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge English Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › curmudgeonlyCurmudgeonly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you're curmudgeonly, you come across as very grumpy and unfriendly. A curmudgeonly teacher answers students' questions in a cranky and inapproachable way.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › curmudgeonCURMUDGEON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. Synonyms: crosspatch, kvetch, sourpuss, bear, crank, grump, grouch. curmudgeon. / kɜːˈmʌdʒən / noun. a surly or miserly person. Discover More. Derived Forms. curˈmudgeonly, adjective. Discover More. Other Words From. cur·mudg·eon·ly adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins.