CURMUDGEON


Meaning of CURMUDGEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1568

1. archaic : miser

2. : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

• cur·mud·geon·li·ness -lē-nəs noun

• cur·mud·geon·ly -lē adjective

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