curmudgeonly

Letters that make curmudgeonly

o, d, e, g, l, n, c, m, r, u, y are letters that make 'curmudgeonly'

Words within curmudgeonly

only, mud, cur, mu, dg, on, Ur, eon, curmudgeon, Cu, Ge are words within 'curmudgeonly'


1 possible definitions for 'curmudgeonly'

Curmudgeonly as "brusque and surly and forbidding"

Under this definition, curmudgeonly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crusty, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured have the same meaning as 'curmudgeonly'

Derivatives of curmudgeonly

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness, crust, impudence, cheekiness, curmudgeon, impertinence, freshness, gall, insolence are derivatives of 'curmudgeonly'.

Similar to curmudgeonly

ill-natured is similar to curmudgeonly.

Example of curmudgeonly used within this context

"crusty remarks", "a crusty old man", "his curmudgeonly temper", "gruff manner", "a gruff reply"



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