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curmudgeonly

adjective

brusque and surly and forbidding

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Word length
12
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. brusque and surly and forbidding

    “crusty remarks”

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Example Sentences

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

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