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curmudgeonry

curmudgeonry noun: behaviour characteristic of a curmudgeon; surly ill temper.

Noun

curmudgeonry (uncountable)

  1. Behaviour characteristic of a curmudgeon; surly ill temper.

Origin of curmudgeonry

From curmudgeon + -ry.

Questions about curmudgeonry

What does curmudgeonry mean?
Curmudgeonry means behaviour characteristic of a curmudgeon; surly ill temper.
What part of speech is curmudgeonry?
Curmudgeonry is a noun.

Words near curmudgeonry in the dictionary

  1. curmudgeonlier
  2. curmudgeonliest
  3. curmudgeonliness
  4. curmudgeonly
  5. curmudgeonous
  6. curmudgeonry
  7. curmudgeons
  8. curmudgeony
  9. curmugeon
  10. curmugeons
  11. curmur

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