curmudgeon

cur·mudg·eon

 (kər-mŭj′ən)

n.

An ill-tempered person, especially one who is habitually stubborn or grouchy.

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[Possibly Scots cur-, intensive prefix (perhaps partly from Scottish Gaelic car, rather, somewhat (from car, a twist, a turn) and partly from Scottish Gaelic corr-, intensive prefix (from corr, protruding point, from Old Irish corr, snout)) + Scottish Gaelic mùigean, churl, gloomy fellow (from diminutive of mùig, gloom, gloomy appearance, snivelling nose, snot, from Old Irish muich, múich, gloom; akin to Old Irish múchaid, he smothers with smoke, and Welsh mwg, smoke).]

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cur·mudg′eon·ly adj.

cur·mudg′eon·ry n.

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curmudgeon

(kɜːˈmʌdʒən)

n

a surly or miserly person

[C16: of unknown origin]

curˈmudgeonly adj

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cur•mudg•eon

(kərˈmʌdʒ ən)

n.

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

[1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur- representing cur]

cur•mudg′eon•ly, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curmudgeon - a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person

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curmudgeon

noun grump (informal), bear, grumbler, grouser, malcontent, grouch (informal), sourpuss (informal), churl, crosspatch (informal) a terrible old curmudgeon

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Translations

Brummbär

curmudgeon

(o.f.) [kɜːˈmʌdʒən] N → cascarrabias mf inv

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curmudgeon

[kə^rˈmʌdʒən] n (bad-tempered) → grincheux/euse m/f; (mean) → avare mf

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