curmudgeon
/kɝˈmədʒɪn/
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person
curmudgeon in a sentence
“The old curmudgeon complained about everything, from the weather to his neighbors.”
Origin of curmudgeon
Origin uncertain, possibly from cur dog + mudgeon (unknown), first recorded in 1570s
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