curmudgeonly

[ UK /kˈɜːməd‍ʒənli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. brusque and surly and forbidding
    a gruff reply
    a crusty old man
    gruff manner
    crusty remarks
    his curmudgeonly temper
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How To Use curmudgeonly In A Sentence

  • This was Chade's curmudgeonly observation as we sat over wine one evening. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
  • His beautifully enunciated vowels and curmudgeonly misogyny were so accurately rendered that he took over the stage whenever he appeared.
  • Beneath this curmudgeonly exterior lurks the soft heart and even softer head of a hapless romantic.
  • Among those of us who look on, a few will be curmudgeonly - carping at inaccuracies or misrepresentations of the original.
  • It speaks, a little, to me as an affirmation the we (or maybe just I) are more optimistic than pessimistic, which is a bit of a stretch for someone that has been described as curmudgeonly since the age of about 18 or so. The impersistence of memory
  • He takes his shots at me, but he has an acerbic, curmudgeonly style that gives me a laugh and he happily owns up to his prejudices.
  • Carli, unlucky at love but still hopeful, works at a deli alongside curmudgeonly Ed Asner, who serves up grouchy asides "You want a spark, chew on a lamp cord" with all the energy of a narcotized bulldog. Roush Review: Comedy, Animated and Rehashed
  • Veteran TV and stage actor Eric Peterson - best known as the curmudgeonly Oscar Leroy on Thestar.com - Home Page
  • Rooney’s remark was curmudgeonly, which is what he does for a living. Is Discrimination Against Latinos Getting More Costly? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
  • I am sure they thought me curmudgeonly and grumpy for my silence. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
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