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Antonyms for curmudgeonly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ker-muhj-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : kərˈmʌdʒ ən |
Definition of curmudgeonly
Origin :- 1570s, of unknown origin; the suggestion, based on a misreading of a garbled note from Johnson, that it is from French coeur mechant "evil heart" is not taken seriously; the first syllable may be cur "dog." Liberman says the word "must have been borrowed from Gaelic (and references muigean "disagreeable person"), with variant spelling of intensive prefix ker-. Related: Curmudgeonly.
- As in penurious : adj stingy
- As in stingy : adj penny-pinching, averse to spending money
- As in surly : adj gruff, bearish
- As in hard-fisted : adj stingy
- As in pinching : adj stingy
- As in Scotch : adj economical
- As in crotchety : adj irritable, often due to old age
- As in economical : adj conservative with resources; careful
Synonyms for curmudgeonly
- acquisitive
- avaricious
- awkward
- bad-tempered
- bearish
- boorish
- brusque
- canny
- cantankerous
- chary
- cheap
- chintzy
- churlish
- circumspect
- close
- close-fisted
- closefisted
- contrary
- cost-effective
- costive
- covetous
- crabby
- cranky
- cross
- cross-grained
- crusty
- curmudgeonly
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discourteous
- dour
- eccentric
- economical
- efficient
- extortionate
- fractious
- frugal
- glum
- grasping
- greedy
- grouchy
- grudging
- grumpy
- hard-fisted
- hoarding
- ignoble
- ill-mannered
- ill-natured
- illiberal
- ironfisted
- irritable
- meager
- mean
- methodical
- miserly
- money-saving
- morose
- narrow
- near
- niggard
- niggardly
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- odd
- on the rims
- ornery
- parsimonious
- peevish
- penny-pinching
- penny-wise
- pennywise
- penurious
- perverse
- petty
- pinchpenny
- practical
- provident
- prudent
- prudential
- queer
- rapacious
- rude
- saturnine
- saving
- scrimping
- scurvy
- selfish
- skimping
- sordid
- spare
- sparing
- stingy
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- testy
- thrifty
- tight
- tightfisted
- time-saving
- ugly
- uncharitable
- uncivil
- ungenerous
- ungiving
- ungracious
- unusual
- unwasteful
- vinegary
- waspish
- waspy
- watchful
- work-saving
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