Curmudgeonly Definition & Meaning
curmudgeonly
- adjective
- brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
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- What does curmudgeonly mean?
- brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
- What part of speech is curmudgeonly?
- Curmudgeonly is an adjective.