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curmudgeonish

curmudgeonish adjective: synonym of curmudgeonly.

Adjective

curmudgeonish (comparative more curmudgeonish, superlative most curmudgeonish)

  1. Synonym of curmudgeonly.
    Synonyms:
    curmudgeonly

Synonyms of curmudgeonish

Forms of curmudgeonish

comparativemore curmudgeonish
superlativemost curmudgeonish

Origin of curmudgeonish

From curmudgeon + -ish.

Questions about curmudgeonish

What does curmudgeonish mean?
Curmudgeonish means synonym of curmudgeonly.
What part of speech is curmudgeonish?
Curmudgeonish is an adjective.

Words near curmudgeonish in the dictionary

  1. curlytail
  2. curmudge
  3. curmudgeon
  4. curmudgeonery
  5. curmudgeonhood
  6. curmudgeonish
  7. curmudgeonism
  8. curmudgeonlier
  9. curmudgeonliest
  10. curmudgeonliness
  11. curmudgeonly

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