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curmudgeon

[ ker-muhj-uhn ]

/ kərˈmʌdʒ ən /

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noun

a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

Origin of curmudgeon

1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur- representing cur

SYNONYMS FOR curmudgeon

grouch, crank, bear, sourpuss, crosspatch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM curmudgeon

cur·mudg·eon·ly, adjective

Words nearby curmudgeon

curly palm, curly top, curly-coated retriever, curlycue, curlyhead, curmudgeon, curn, curnow, curr, currach, currajong

Example sentences from the Web for curmudgeon

Chris 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.

Unicorns |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for curmudgeon

curmudgeon

/ (kɜːˈmʌdʒən) /

noun

a surly or miserly person

Derived forms of curmudgeon

curmudgeonly, adjective

Word Origin for curmudgeon

C16: of unknown origin