Curmudgeonly and Wasteful

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Curmudgeonly adjective - Brusque and surly and forbidding.

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Wasteful is an antonym for curmudgeonly in topics: careful, penny-pinching.

Nearby Word: curmudgeon

Wasteful adjective - Given to spending money freely or foolishly.

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Curmudgeonly is an antonym for wasteful.

Nearby Words: waste, wasted, wasting, wastage, wastefulness

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