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curmudgeon Definition

cur·mudg·eon (kər muj′ən)

noun

a surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered person; cantankerous fellow

Etymology: < ?

curmudgeon Related Forms

cur·mudg′·eonly adjective

curmudgeon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: Clearly, I only play a curmudgeon in the newspaper.
  • become: Our friend and colleague Bob Shimizu tells us that he is studying to become a curmudgeon in his old age.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Perhaps all this has made me into an old curmudgeon that has little sympathy for what has gone on in or out of academia.
  • grumpy: Yes, but without becoming " a grumpy old curmudgeon " .
  • lovable: Famous now as Britain's most lovable curmudgeon, Arthur Smith arrived at UEA in 1973 to study Comparative Literature.