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curmudgeon noun[ C ] old-fashioneduk /kəˈmʌdʒ.ən/ us /kɚˈmʌdʒ.ən/ an old person who is often in a bad mood脾气乖戾的老人,坏脾气的老人
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curmudgeonly
Are you going to turn curmudgeon, too, like George and the rest of them? But he's a crusty old curmudgeon, and I never hanker much to have him around. I took the thing seriously, and I let every mean-fisted curmudgeon and crazy fanatic worry me, and keep me on pins and needles. She'll be glad to get away from that old curmudgeon for a week. What a selfish old curmudgeon he had been, always thinking of himself and his own likes and dislikes! |