Curmudgeonly
Curmudgeonly adjective - Brusque and surly and forbidding.
Usage example: his curmudgeonly temper
Ill-natured is a synonym for curmudgeonly in gruff topic. In some cases you can use "Ill-natured" instead an adjective "Curmudgeonly".
Nearby Word: curmudgeon
Ill-natured
Ill-natured adjective - Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
Curmudgeonly is a synonym for ill-natured. You can use "Curmudgeonly" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-natured".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and curmudgeonly
- mean and ill-natured
- gruff and curmudgeonly
- gruff and ill-natured
- irritable and curmudgeonly
- irritable and ill-natured
- cranky and curmudgeonly
- cranky and ill-natured
- ill-tempered and curmudgeonly
- ill-tempered and ill-natured
- disagreeable and curmudgeonly
- disagreeable and ill-natured
- churlish and curmudgeonly
- churlish and ill-natured
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Ill-natured and Curmudgeonly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curmudgeonly/ill-natured
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