curmudgeonly | ||
1. | [ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding | |
Synonyms: | gruff ill-humoured ill-humored crusty | |
Examples: | "crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply" |
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Related terms: | ill-natured | |
2. | [ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding | |
Synonyms: | gruff ill-humoured ill-humored crusty | |
Examples: | "crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply" |
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Related terms: | ill-natured | |
Similar spelling: |
curmudgeon |