curmudgeonly
3
9.5
- adjective
- /kərˈmʌdʒənli/
:
gruñón
- I know I can be, a tad on the curmudgeonly side sometimes.
- curmudgeonly man
- curmudgeonly old
It's possible that in the midst of that, they would sort of, in this rather kind of cruel, curmudgeonly way, hold on to old stuff and not be willing to give it up.
- It's possible that in the midst of that, they would sort of, in this rather kind of cruel, curmudgeonly way, hold on to old stuff and not be willing to give it up.
- And he wasn't curmudgeonly or that which would made him funny.
Examples
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He later appeared as the curmudgeonly Dr. Seth Hazlitt in Murder, She Wrote.
Blog text (23) -
I've checked periodically, hoping for your wry wit and general curmudgeonly take on things.
Blog text (4) -
And she says he can be curmudgeonly.
Blog text (8) -
He was a he was a curmudgeonly kind of tough guy.
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A forum for discussing matters of moment, from a curmudgeonly perspective.
Blog text (23) -
Picard turned his sights on her and affected his best curmudgeonly tone.
Fiction book (2002) -
Our good friend Kedrigern, the clever (and sometimes curmudgeonly) wizard, hasn't been seen much around these parts lately.
Fiction book (2001) -
Funnily enough, reading this thread has done more to push away my curmudgeonly cynicism than the original fake obit thread.
Blog text (13) -
Sergeant John Munch, Law and Order: SVU, paranoid, curmudgeonly Munch isn't particularly religious.
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Everyone knows that my curmudgeonly grandfather always complains about the noise from the neighbors.
Synonyms
117
4.2
Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry
76
1.7
Easily annoyed and in a bad mood
24
7.2
A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way
24
5.4
Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood
22
8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
19
3.9
Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood
16
5.7
A rough, low voice or way of acting that sounds unfriendly
14
7.3
Being often rude and easily annoyed
9
8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
6
8.8
Often in a bad mood and easily annoyed by small things
5
8.5
Rude and unkind in a way that upsets people
4
4.2
Quick to get angry or easily annoyed
4
5.7
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
1
9.6
Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered
1
9.8
Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful
1
8.1
Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply
1
9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
1
7.0
Being often in a bad mood and unfriendly
1
8.9
Being rude and getting upset by small things
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Having a sour, unfriendly tone or manner
Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others
Being a little angry and easily annoyed with people
Not willing to be patient with other people
Antonyms
How Bad-Tempered
Surface Forms
Morphology
curmudgeonly = curmudgeon (transparent) = curmudgeon + ly
Formed straightforwardly from the noun 'curmudgeon' plus the adjectival suffix '-ly' meaning 'in the manner of' or 'characteristic of'.
Etymology
Curmudgeonly means grumpy or bad-tempered, and its origin is not clear, but one popular story links it to the French phrase coeur méchant, which means 'bad heart'. So a helpful way to remember curmudgeonly is to imagine a cranky, unfriendly person with a 'bad heart' who is quick to complain.