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:
- off-colored
- pugnacious
- short-tempered
- ratty
- cross
- belligerent
- prickly
- tetchy
- contentious
- stuffy
- fractious
- sulky
- scrappy
- perverse
- pouty
- choleric
- truculent
- quarrelsome
- cranky
- bellicose
- raspy
- fretful
- off-color
- quick-tempered
- ill-natured
- cross-grained
- snippy
- snippety
- pettish
- waspish
- testy
- sullen
- ill-humored
- bearish
- disputatious
- combative
- argumentative
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word curmudgeonly
brusque and surly and forbidding
crabby, bilious, snarly, grumpy, ill-tempered, disagreeable, irascible, dyspeptic, crotchety, petulant
cordial, sociable, good-natured, companionable, outgoing, genial, companionable, sociable, extroverted, agreeable
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.
