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[ ker-muhj-uhn ] / kərˈmʌdʒ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curmudgeon ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. Origin of curmudgeon1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur- representing cur SYNONYMS FOR curmudgeongrouch, crank, bear, sourpuss, crosspatch. SEE SYNONYMS FOR curmudgeon ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM curmudgeoncur·mudg·eon·ly, adjectiveWords nearby curmudgeoncurly, curly-coated retriever, curlyhead, curly palm, curly top, curmudgeon, curn, Curnow, curr, currach, currajong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curmudgeonChris Messina did such great work this year making a curmudgeon charming on The Mindy Project. Emmys 2014: Who Will and Who Should Be Nominated|Kevin Fallon|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST I don't think he is a curmudgeon, I think he just likes challenging climatic conditions. Running Commentary from the Jubilee Pageant|Tom Sykes|June 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST By the time of my last visit, about a year ago, Maurice had become almost as famous for being a curmudgeon as he was as an artist. Maurice Sendak Is Remembered Fondly by Author and Filmmaker William Joyce|William Joyce|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Don't pass all the weary Winter with Curmudgeon, who will marry you to an old bag of gold. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter|Lawrence L. Lynch Curmudgeon, kur-muj′un, n. an avaricious, ill-natured fellow: a miser. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various He only accepted the hospitality of Mr. Long lest he should be accused of being a curmudgeon if he refused. A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore "Your father is a curmudgeon," declared the old woman, for the more she looked at Gabriel, the more she loved him. Jewel's Story Book|Clara Louise Burnham Degas is amiability itself compared with this curmudgeon of genius.
British Dictionary definitions for curmudgeon
nouna surly or miserly person Derived forms of curmudgeoncurmudgeonly, adjectiveWord Origin for curmudgeonC16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to curmudgeonsorehead, grump, crank, crab, bellyacher, killjoy, grumbler, growler, whiner, crosspatch, faultfinder, grouch, misanthrope, complainer, sourpuss, mutterer, murmurer, bear, malcontent, kicker |