Meldrew

/ (ˈmɛldruː) /

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noun

informal a person, esp a middle-aged or elderly man, who is habitually peevish, pessimistic, and cynical; curmudgeon

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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

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Derived forms of Meldrew

Meldrewish, adjective

Word Origin for Meldrew

C20: named after Victor Meldrew, curmudgeonly hero of the 1990s BBC television situation comedy One Foot in the Grave, written by David Renwick

Words nearby Meldrew

Melchior, Melchite, Melchizedek, meld, melder, Meldrew, Meleager, Meleagrides, melee, melena, Meleney's gangrene

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