curmudgeonly

adjective

cur·​mud·​geon·​ly (ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən-lē 

ˈkər-ˌmə-

: like or characteristic of a curmudgeon especially in being crotchety, surly, or cantankerous : churlish

whose temper was not so curmudgeonly as that of his famous friend

—Edith Sitwell

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