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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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