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curmudgeon
cur·mudg·eon C0815100 (kər-mŭj′ən)n. An ill-tempered person, especially one who is habitually stubborn or grouchy.
[Possibly Scots cur-, intensive prefix (perhaps partly from Scottish Gaelic car, rather, somewhat (from car, a twist, a turn) and partly from Scottish Gaelic corr-, intensive prefix (from corr, protruding point, from Old Irish corr, snout)) + Scottish Gaelic mùigean, churl, gloomy fellow (from diminutive of mùig, gloom, gloomy appearance, snivelling nose, snot, from Old Irish muich, múich, gloom; akin to Old Irish múchaid, he smothers with smoke, and Welsh mwg, smoke).]
cur·mudg′eon·ly adj.cur·mudg′eon·ry n.curmudgeon (kɜːˈmʌdʒən) na surly or miserly person[C16: of unknown origin] curˈmudgeonly adjcur•mudg•eon (kərˈmʌdʒ ən)
n. a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person. [1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur- representing cur] cur•mudg′eon•ly, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | curmudgeon - a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideasgolden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen - an elderly person |
curmudgeonnoun grump (informal), bear, grumbler, grouser, malcontent, grouch (informal), sourpuss (informal), churl, crosspatch (informal) a terrible old curmudgeonTranslationscurmudgeon
Synonyms for curmudgeonnoun grumpSynonyms- grump
- bear
- grumbler
- grouser
- malcontent
- grouch
- sourpuss
- churl
- crosspatch
Words related to curmudgeonnoun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideasRelated Words- golden ager
- old person
- oldster
- senior citizen
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