What does curmudgeonly mean?
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cur·mud·geon·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humouredadjective
brusque and surly and forbidding
"crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
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curmudgeonlyadjective
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Curmudgeonlyadjective
Avaricious; covetous; churlish; niggardly.
Etymology: from curmudgeon.
In a country where he that killed a hog invited the neighbourhood, a curmudgeonly fellow advised with his companions how he might save the charge. Roger L'Estrange.
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curmudgeonly
Curmudgeonly refers to a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous, often old person. This adjective often describes someone grumpy, sour, or stubborn, especially in an old-fashioned or quirky way. It characterizes individuals who are often irritable, complaining or downright rude, typically resistant to certain types of modern change or ideas.
Webster Dictionary
Curmudgeonlyadjective
like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly fellow
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curmudgeonly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curmudgeonly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of curmudgeonly in a Sentence
The fact of the matter is that, in waging a scorched earth, no-holds-barred war of ‘Resistance’ against this Administration, it is the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law. This highlights a basic disadvantage that conservatives have always had in contesting the political issues of the day. It was adverted to by the old, curmudgeonly Federalist, Fisher Ames, in an essay during the early years of the Republic.
He's got that curmudgeonly charm that is hard to replace, we've had a great run.
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