curmudgeon
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- curmudgeonly adjective
Etymology
Origin of curmudgeon
First recorded in 1570–80; unexplained; perhaps cur-, representing cur
Example Sentences
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Oscar nominations landed Thursday morning and you’d really have to be a curmudgeon to complain, what with the year’s two best films, “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” hauling in the most nods.
From Los Angeles Times
The L.A. comedy scene’s favorite curmudgeon is still finding the will to propel himself forward, hurtling over one existential crisis after another.
From Los Angeles Times
Urie is nominated in the category alongside his co-star Harrison Ford, who plays Paul, a curmudgeon therapist with a soft spot who finds love again while navigating Parkinson’s disease.
From Los Angeles Times
Without their love story, we might never have seen Bill as anything other than a belligerent survivalist and eternal curmudgeon Joel knew him to be.
From Salon
I’m just a girl charmed by his curmudgeon demeanor and annoyance for everything.
From Los Angeles Times
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