curmudgeonly 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
brusque and surly and forbidding
Examples
- 1.gruff manner
- 2.a gruff reply
- 3.crusty remarks
- 4.his curmudgeonly temper
- 5.a crusty old man
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EnglishDerivationally related form
curmudgeon 1
noun
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
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ill-natured 1
adjective
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
