curmudgeonly

• Descreve uma pessoa mal-humorada, irritadiça e rabugenta, que reclama com frequência e é difícil de conviver, especialmente alguém mais velho.

Describes a person who is bad-tempered, difficult, and often grumpy, especially an older person.

1. Irritable and grumpyC1formal

   Having a bad-tempered, surly, and often rude manner, especially in older people.

   Irritadiço e rabugento

   • The curmudgeonly old man shouted at the children for playing near his house.
   • His curmudgeonly attitude made him difficult to work with.
   • Despite his curmudgeonly exterior, he had a soft spot for stray animals.

   Sinônimoscantankerouschurlishcrankycrotchetygrouchygrumpyill-temperedirascibleornerysurlytesty

   Antônimosaffableamiablecheerfulgenialgood-natured