curmudgeonous

English

Etymology

From curmudgeon +‎ -ous.

Adjective

curmudgeonous (comparative more curmudgeonous, superlative most curmudgeonous)

  1. Synonym of curmudgeonly.
    The team grew fond of their gruff, curmudgeonous supervisor and feted him with a party upon his retirement.
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