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curmudgeonliness

curmudgeonliness noun: the state or condition of being curmudgeonly.

Noun

curmudgeonliness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
    • This hostility was forgotten in a trice when Sir Edward telephoned from his hotel in Bruges this morning, wondering if Ayrs might be able to spare him an hour or two. Ayrs made a show of curmudgeonliness, but I could tell by the way he badgered Mrs. Willems about the arrangements for tea, he was...2004, David Mitchell, “Letters From Zedelghem”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 82

Origin of curmudgeonliness

From curmudgeonly + -ness.

Questions about curmudgeonliness

What does curmudgeonliness mean?
Curmudgeonliness means the state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
What part of speech is curmudgeonliness?
Curmudgeonliness is a noun.

Words near curmudgeonliness in the dictionary

  1. curmudgeonhood
  2. curmudgeonish
  3. curmudgeonism
  4. curmudgeonlier
  5. curmudgeonliest
  6. curmudgeonliness
  7. curmudgeonly
  8. curmudgeonous
  9. curmudgeonry
  10. curmudgeons
  11. curmudgeony

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