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curmudgeonly

/kə(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒənli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
cur-mud-geon-ly
IPA
/kə(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒənli/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English curmudgeon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English curmudgeonly From curmudgeon + -ly.

Inflected Forms

curmudgeonlier (comparative) more curmudgeonly (comparative) curmudgeonliest (superlative) most curmudgeonly (superlative)

Derived Forms

curmudgeonliness

Synonyms

crusty gruff ill-humored ill-humoured

Questions

How do you pronounce curmudgeonly?
The recorded pronunciation is /kə(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒənli/.
What does curmudgeonly mean?
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
Where does curmudgeonly come from?
Etymology tree English curmudgeon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English curmudgeonly From curmudgeon + -ly.

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