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Definition of curmudgeon in English: curmudgeonnoun kəːˈmʌdʒ(ə)nkərˈmədʒən A bad-tempered person, especially an old one. Example sentencesExamples - He is a bit of a curmudgeon who changes his mind all the time, but he is still likable.
- Only the worst curmudgeon could dislike this site.
- Most self-described curmudgeons would probably go along with that, though with the addendum that their resentments and stubborn notions are, to some degree, justified by a brutish, venal world.
- After all, they have come to expect intelligent and sensitive cultural commentary from this site; not the lager-fuelled ravings of an embittered curmudgeon.
- With a down-home Cork folksiness that frequently irritates, he addresses himself as though to an audience of elderly curmudgeons, pooh-poohing the antics and excesses of the younger generation.
- We don't want householders to feel like curmudgeons which is why the posters wish callers an enjoyable night.
- Then of course there are curmudgeons like me who think it's a waste of time to invent something that helps nincompoops organize their recipes, play solitaire, or set a trap for a wireless mouse.
- And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons.
- These aren't just the mutterings of an old curmudgeon.
- I haven't finished the book yet (she is fifteen) but my overall impression is of a changeable curmudgeon but not a monster.
- What is it about the ageing process that turns us into moaning curmudgeons who think everything is going to pot?
- The brothers delighted in their new-found reputation as the British film industry's curmudgeons.
- I am an enemy of progress and a mean-spirited curmudgeon.
- As we approach the announcement of the winner of the award it seems like the perfect time to celebrate some of the curmudgeons and grumps that (for whatever reason) decided not to play…
- Aside from regular updates from the future, the curmudgeon began his blogging career with a series of planetary profiles packed with references that are both esoteric and Aesopian.
- Again I find myself wearing the cloak of the curmudgeon.
- True, a few Cancerians pretend they're curmudgeons; but even you'll realise life is easier - and more fun - if you wear your heart on your sleeve.
- This is not good for anybody, except for a few curmudgeons and people who are embittered by nothing more than their own embitteredness.
- As we near the term's end, there remains one embarrassing element in Canadian politics that sticks out like a sore thumb - a collection of grumpy curmudgeons who care only about scoring cheap political points.
- Something in me wants to tell all these kids to go back to school and get a proper education - but I don't, of course, because I don't want to sound like an old curmudgeon.
Derivatives nounkəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nlɪnəskərˈmədʒ(ə)nlinəs Now there's a lot to be said for this genre - but apparently curmudgeonliness ain't what it used to be (now when I was a kid, we had real curmudgeons). Example sentencesExamples - This campaign, incidentally, is being seriously impeded not just by my own curmudgeonliness, but more by the lack of a mate to drag along.
- Some 1,800 of his sayings are collected here, most of them expressive of his wit and erudition and not a few of them demonstrating a degree of misanthropy or at least curmudgeonliness.
adjectivekəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nlikərˈmədʒ(ə)nli (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative. Example sentencesExamples - I enjoy a good curmudgeonly rant about how English is going to the dogs these days
- If, as is usually the case, the very worst doesn't happen, you still avoid censure since who's going to be curmudgeonly enough to complain about nice weather?
- Suddenly older men are being portrayed not as grumpy, curmudgeonly old codgers, but as smart, resourceful and virile.
- This attempt at self-denial lasted approximately one minute, after which I gave up and found myself agreeing with all the bad-tempered, curmudgeonly opinions being aired.
Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes bludgeon, dudgeon, gudgeon, trudgen Definition of curmudgeon in US English: curmudgeonnounkərˈmədʒənkərˈməjən A bad-tempered person, especially an old one. Example sentencesExamples - Aside from regular updates from the future, the curmudgeon began his blogging career with a series of planetary profiles packed with references that are both esoteric and Aesopian.
- As we near the term's end, there remains one embarrassing element in Canadian politics that sticks out like a sore thumb - a collection of grumpy curmudgeons who care only about scoring cheap political points.
- Only the worst curmudgeon could dislike this site.
- With a down-home Cork folksiness that frequently irritates, he addresses himself as though to an audience of elderly curmudgeons, pooh-poohing the antics and excesses of the younger generation.
- I haven't finished the book yet (she is fifteen) but my overall impression is of a changeable curmudgeon but not a monster.
- Then of course there are curmudgeons like me who think it's a waste of time to invent something that helps nincompoops organize their recipes, play solitaire, or set a trap for a wireless mouse.
- True, a few Cancerians pretend they're curmudgeons; but even you'll realise life is easier - and more fun - if you wear your heart on your sleeve.
- As we approach the announcement of the winner of the award it seems like the perfect time to celebrate some of the curmudgeons and grumps that (for whatever reason) decided not to play…
- After all, they have come to expect intelligent and sensitive cultural commentary from this site; not the lager-fuelled ravings of an embittered curmudgeon.
- He is a bit of a curmudgeon who changes his mind all the time, but he is still likable.
- Most self-described curmudgeons would probably go along with that, though with the addendum that their resentments and stubborn notions are, to some degree, justified by a brutish, venal world.
- And you dare not write off people who pen moaning letters to parish newsletters or local papers as cantankerous curmudgeons.
- This is not good for anybody, except for a few curmudgeons and people who are embittered by nothing more than their own embitteredness.
- What is it about the ageing process that turns us into moaning curmudgeons who think everything is going to pot?
- The brothers delighted in their new-found reputation as the British film industry's curmudgeons.
- Something in me wants to tell all these kids to go back to school and get a proper education - but I don't, of course, because I don't want to sound like an old curmudgeon.
- We don't want householders to feel like curmudgeons which is why the posters wish callers an enjoyable night.
- I am an enemy of progress and a mean-spirited curmudgeon.
- Again I find myself wearing the cloak of the curmudgeon.
- These aren't just the mutterings of an old curmudgeon.
Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin. |