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单词 curmudgeonly
释义
curmudgeonly
adjective
old-fashioned
uk
/kəˈmʌdʒ.ən.li/us
/kɚˈmʌdʒ.ən.li/
often in abadmood:
脾气暴躁地
asuperbdramaabout a curmudgeonlyoldman一部关于一个脾气暴躁的老人的精彩戏剧
"I don'twanttosoundcurmudgeonly, but I reallydeservetowintheprize," shecomplained.“我不想显得态度不好，但我真的应该赢得这个奖项，”她抱怨道。
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curmudgeon
More examples
  • I can'tspendanotherChristmastryingto haveconversationswithyourcurmudgeonly great-uncle.
  • She was often curmudgeonly andenjoyedbreakingfriendships.
  • He'sdownrightcurmudgeonly when it comes to some of theseissues!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
  • argumentative
  • bad-tempered
  • be hell on wheelsidiom
  • be like a bear with a sore headidiom
  • be spoiling for a fightidiom
  • grumpiness
  • grumpy
  • have a short fuseidiom
  • hell
  • huffy
  • petulant
  • petulantly
  • pugnacious
  • pugnacity
  • quarrelsome
  • testily
  • testiness
  • testy
  • tetchily
  • tetchiness
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(Definition ofcurmudgeonlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcurmudgeonly

curmudgeonly
This partly reflects mycurmudgeonlyinsistence that we stay focused on explaining function in the adult.
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His career after 1796 would reveal that he could becurmudgeonlyand selfish in placing himself before his country, and this sense of entitlement may have characterized his personality earlier.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Well, they may be sullen andcurmudgeonlyif they will.
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Of course, we all wish that this had happened in the past, but let us not becurmudgeonly; this is an important step forward.
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Let us not becurmudgeonlyon that score.
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I must say, even in his absence, that his slightlycurmudgeonlyremarks were biased.
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I do not wish to becurmudgeonly; it is a remarkable occasion.
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It iscurmudgeonlyand silly to do otherwise.
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I think that they are being extremelycurmudgeonly.
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So let us not becurmudgeonlyabout this.
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Therefore, we know that we cannot respond, like some leader writers, in acurmudgeonlyor grudging manner.
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Instead of a pro-euro speech we got the usualcurmudgeonlystuff about there being no fudge on the five economic tests and no quick fix.
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It would not be in my nature to becurmudgeonly.
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A mean andcurmudgeonlyattitude will not be in our best interests.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I understand that, and it would becurmudgeonlyto press the point too hard.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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