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curmudgeonly

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cur·mudg·eon  (kr-mjn)
n.
An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
[Origin unknown.]
cur·mudgeon·ly adj.
cur·mudgeon·ry n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.curmudgeonly - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured, crusty
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Translations
curmudgeonly (o.f.) [kɜːˈmʌdʒənlɪ] ADJ [person] → arisco, cascarrabias; [attitude] → de viejo cascarrabias
curmudgeonly [kərˈmʌdʒənli] adj (= bad-tempered) → grincheux/euse (= mean) → avare


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