Other Words from curmudgeon

curmudgeonliness \ (ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən-lē-nəs

\ noun

curmudgeonly \ (ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən-lē

\ adjective

Examples of curmudgeon in a Sentence

At his quirky best, the elder Cooper is a curmudgeon right out of central casting, grumpy old man meets borscht-belt crank. He really does fiddle with his hearing aid and yell, "What? I can't hear you," only to chide you afterward that there's no need to shout. — Norah Vincent, New York Times Book Review, 19 Feb. 2006 We were in Edinburgh visiting the in-laws. I was, as usual, being a grumpy old curmudgeon. My people don't travel well. — David Mamet, Jafsie and John Henry Essays, 1999 Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn't suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all. — Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus, 1989 only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations

Recent Examples on the Web Charles Grodin, the urbane actor who made his roles as a curmudgeon seem cool, died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut of bone marrow cancer. — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021 In the show, he’s played by Ray Romano as more of a tender-hearted schlub than a true-blue curmudgeon. — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 4 May 2021 Over the decades, Philip’s image changed from that of handsome, dashing athlete to arrogant and insensitive curmudgeon. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021 Over the decades, Philip’s image changed from that of handsome, dashing athlete to arrogant and insensitive curmudgeon. — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2021 Over the decades, Philip’s image changed from that of handsome, dashing athlete to arrogant and insensitive curmudgeon. — Jill Lawless And Gregory Katz, Chron, 9 Apr. 2021 Philip was known equally as a curmudgeon and a charmer who could quickly put nervous guests at ease with an easy (and sometimes outrageous) one-liner. — Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 The whole book is a complex ode to love and caring for your fellow human, but from a crusty, cursing curmudgeon of the best sort. — Dan Carsen, al, 6 Apr. 2021 Scrooge is largely the same familiar curmudgeon, along with lovable doofus Launchpad McQuack. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2021

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