codger

Converse of object

• have: She looked as sexy as hell, and developed a rockabilly gospel style that would have even this curmudgeonly old codger praising the Lord.

Adjective modifier

• curmudgeonly: But if the same old rows keep cropping up, curmudgeonly codgers like me might seek refuge in sudoku.
• somnolent: This option would also explain how I came to mistake Mr Drummond for a somnolent old codger.
• crusty: Get there early if you don't want to have to wrestle some crusty codger from his barstool.
• auld: It's called progress, but the auld codger approves: Hugh told Classic Rock Magazine - " I'm on their mountain.