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Definition of Curmudgeon
1. Noun. A crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas.
Definition of Curmudgeon
1. n. An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.
Definition of Curmudgeon
1. Noun. (archaic) A miser. ¹
2. Noun. An ill-tempered (and frequently old) person full of stubborn ideas or opinions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Curmudgeon
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curmudgeon
Literary usage of Curmudgeon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contested Etymologies in the Dictionary of the Rev. W. W. Skeat by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1882)
"curmudgeon. where the word for an actor's cue is replique, ... curmudgeon.—An
ill-conditioned miserly fellow, probably from the ill repute of corn-dealers, ..."
2. The Common School Journal by Horace Mann (1852)
"There is a familiar instance of the uncertainty of etymology in the word curmudgeon.
The story is, that Dr. Ashe, wishing to know the origin of the word, ..."
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