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:
- pouty
- tetchy
- off-color
- choleric
- fretful
- disputatious
- perverse
- contentious
- bearish
- quick-tempered
- bellicose
- argumentative
- fractious
- quarrelsome
- ill-natured
- pettish
- cross
- belligerent
- off-colored
- sulky
- sullen
- waspish
- pugnacious
- prickly
- scrappy
- snippy
- ill-humored
- snippety
- raspy
- combative
- cranky
- cross-grained
- truculent
- short-tempered
- stuffy
- testy
- ratty
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word curmudgeonly
brusque and surly and forbidding
grumpy, querulous, crotchety, surly, ill-tempered, irritable, bilious, peevish, snarky,cantankerous
outgoing, outgoing, gregarious, sociable, extraverted, agreeable,friendly, agreeable, companionable, extroverted
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.
