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:
- pettish
- cross-grained
- sulky
- disputatious
- perverse
- truculent
- bearish
- argumentative
- waspish
- cross
- belligerent
- sullen
- short-tempered
- quarrelsome
- off-color
- tetchy
- scrappy
- raspy
- testy
- ill-natured
- stuffy
- pugnacious
- quick-tempered
- pouty
- off-colored
- cranky
- bellicose
- fractious
- choleric
- ill-humored
- prickly
- combative
- ratty
- snippy
- contentious
- fretful
- snippety
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word curmudgeonly
brusque and surly and forbidding
snarky, querulous, crabby, peevish, irascible, snappish,cantankerous, dyspeptic, snarly, grouchy
friendly, genial, cordial, friendly, good-natured, affable, genial, affable, 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.
