curmudgeonly
- IPA[kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nli]
英式
- (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative a curmudgeonly old man I enjoy a good curmudgeonly rant about how English is going to the dogs these days
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- IPA[kərˈməjənlē]
美式
- (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative: a curmudgeonly old man I enjoy a good curmudgeonly rant about how English is going to the dogs these days
Oxford American Dictionary