curmudgeon
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
Origin of curmudgeon
1Other words for curmudgeon
Other words from curmudgeon
- cur·mudg·eon·ly, adjective
Words Nearby curmudgeon
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How to use curmudgeon in a sentence
Chris Messina did such great work this year making a curmudgeon charming on The Mindy Project.
Instead, the former five-term congressman said, “They just look at me as a maverick curmudgeon.”
In person, Messina is a bit like Danny, minus the curmudgeon qualities.
Chris Messina Isn’t Just Dr. Castellano on ‘The Mindy Project’ | Melissa Leon | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSaving Mr. Banks is more than a movie about a snippy curmudgeon who excels at amusing put downs.
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Is This Oscar Season’s Breath of Fresh Air | Kevin Fallon | December 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI don't think he is a curmudgeon, I think he just likes challenging climatic conditions.
Any scruples that he ever had on that score he had removed for himself by realizing that she was a curmudgeon.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeThere was the surly old curmudgeon in whom the author vents his spleen, and who draws up eccentric wills.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonShe was too happy to think that other people might consider Uncle Pinker a mean old curmudgeon.
Narcissa, or the Road to Rome | Laura E. RichardsAsh copied the word into his dictionary in this manner: "curmudgeon: from the French cœur unknown; and méchant, a correspondent."
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'IsraeliJohnson, while composing his Dictionary, sent a note to the Gentleman's Magazine to inquire the etymology of the word curmudgeon.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'Israeli
British Dictionary definitions for curmudgeon
/ (kɜːˈmʌdʒən) /
a surly or miserly person
Origin of curmudgeon
1Derived forms of curmudgeon
- curmudgeonly, adjective
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