Associations to the word «Curmudgeonly»

Wiktionary

CURMUDGEONLY, adjective. Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish

Dictionary definition

CURMUDGEONLY, adjective. Brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply".

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