curmudgeonly

IPA: kɝmˈʌdʒɪnɫi

Examples of "curmudgeonly" in Sentences

Rooney’s remark was curmudgeonly, which is what he does for a living.
Loses points however for reducing The Fall's world view to "curmudgeonly".
Veteran TV and stage actor Eric Peterson - best known as the curmudgeonly Oscar Leroy on
It's tempting for every generation to come over all 'curmudgeonly' with the next generation.
Paul S: From yesterday's Observer, a review of the new compilation - complete with obligatory use of 'curmudgeonly':
Is there something curmudgeonly about the fact I take some pride in having read none of the 30 bestselling books of 2009 [9]?
We don't seem to be all that filled with holiday spirit around here, but I'm kind of curmudgeonly about that anyway except around my family, so I kind of don't mind ...
Damon admits that some might consider this approach "curmudgeonly," but his larger point is that philanthropy will only reach its full potential by admitting and examining its weaknesses better than it does at present.
It speaks, a little, to me as an affirmation the we (or maybe just I) are more optimistic than pessimistic, which is a bit of a stretch for someone that has been described as curmudgeonly since the age of about 18 or so.