curmudgeonly Sentence Examples
- His curmudgeonly demeanor made it difficult for others to approach him.
- Despite his curmudgeonly reputation, he had a soft spot for stray animals.
- She dismissed their complaints with a curmudgeonly wave of her hand.
- His curmudgeonly comments often rubbed people the wrong way.
- The curmudgeonly old man grumbled about the state of the world.
- She displayed a curmudgeonly attitude towards anyone who disrupted her routine.
- Despite his curmudgeonly exterior, he secretly enjoyed the company of his grandchildren.
- The curmudgeonly boss rarely gave praise and was quick to criticize.
- Her curmudgeonly behavior alienated her from her coworkers.
- Despite his curmudgeonly reputation, he could be surprisingly generous when no one was looking.
curmudgeonly Meaning
Wordnet
curmudgeonly (s)
brusque and surly and forbidding
Synonyms & Antonyms of curmudgeonly
Synonyms:
- fractious
- snippety
- pettish
- perverse
- argumentative
- off-color
- prickly
- stuffy
- ratty
- belligerent
- ill-natured
- off-colored
- disputatious
- fretful
- short-tempered
- ill-humored
- bellicose
- bearish
- quick-tempered
- cross-grained
- combative
- snippy
- sullen
- contentious
- sulky
- cross
- pugnacious
- waspish
- truculent
- tetchy
- cranky
- pouty
- choleric
- scrappy
- quarrelsome
- testy
- raspy
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word curmudgeonly
brusque and surly and forbidding
bilious, crabby, irritable, grumpy, ornery, ill-tempered, crotchety, querulous, petulant, snarly
cordial, amiable, agreeable, outgoing, genial, affable, gregarious, extroverted, sweet, gregarious
His curmudgeonly demeanor made it difficult for others to approach him.
Despite his curmudgeonly reputation, he had a soft spot for stray animals.
She dismissed their complaints with a curmudgeonly wave of her hand.
His curmudgeonly comments often rubbed people the wrong way.
