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curmudgeon

cur·mudg·eon [ kur mújjən ] (plural cur·mudg·eons)

noun

Definition:

somebody who is irritable or stubborn: somebody considered to be bad-tempered, disagreeable, or stubborn

[Late 16th century. Origin ?]

cur·mudg·eon·ly adjective

cur·mud·geon·ry noun

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