curmudgeonly Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
gruff; ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
WordNet
Cur*mudg"eon*ly adjective
Definitions
Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a .curmudgeonly fellow
