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Word: Curmudgeonly
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative
Short Definition:bad-tempered
Examples:- a curmudgeonly old man
- I enjoy a good curmudgeonly rant about how English is going to the dogs these days
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