Explore Curmudgeonly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like crusty or gruff. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Curmudgeonly meaning
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
Using Curmudgeonly
- The main meaning on this page is: Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
- Useful related words include: crusty, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured.
- In the example corpus, curmudgeonly often appears in combinations such as: the curmudgeonly.
Context around Curmudgeonly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curmudgeonly
- In this selection, "curmudgeonly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, think, scheduled, thoughts, feelings and david stand out and add context to how "curmudgeonly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brothers the curmudgeonly mycroft sam and curmudgeonly david walliams. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curmudgeonly" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curmudgeonly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I will resume my regularly scheduled curmudgeonly heartlessness shortly. (9 words)
Next time around, we can expect the best interests of the sport to win out over such curmudgeonly complaints. (19 words)
Robert, acting on instinct, hired a curmudgeonly coach with a losing record named Bill Belichick—and won the coach’s trust. (21 words)
Ted Danson throws off the shackles of the alter ego for which he is perhaps best known, that of curmudgeonly GP John Becker, and embraces the role of Michael, a devoted company man newly appointed his own patch of Heaven to middle manage. (43 words)
Curmudgeonly David Walliams apparently has no hard feelings about being replaced on Britain’s Got Talent by choreographer Bruno Tonioli, who reveals: ‘He was the first person to send me a message saying congratulations. (34 words)
He suggests that if his grandfather Ewen, Logan's curmudgeonly brother, were to leave his seat on the board to his grandson, the young man might have something to offer the formidable billionaire. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
Whether toads think curmudgeonly thoughts, or have curmudgeonly feelings, it’s hard to say, and better not to panic and jump off in wild speculative directions.
Curmudgeonly David Walliams apparently has no hard feelings about being replaced on Britain’s Got Talent by choreographer Bruno Tonioli, who reveals: ‘He was the first person to send me a message saying congratulations.
He suggests that if his grandfather Ewen, Logan's curmudgeonly brother, were to leave his seat on the board to his grandson, the young man might have something to offer the formidable billionaire.
In the original, Rolf Lassgård richly inhabited the role of Ove, a curmudgeonly widower — a Forrest Grump —whose suicide attempts are foiled by needy neighbors and, ultimately, his grudging, sincere devotion to them.
I will resume my regularly scheduled curmudgeonly heartlessness shortly.
The classic tale of the curmudgeonly Grinch (Boris Karloff) who's hoping to remove the joy from Christmas but, ultimately, has a change of heart.
With Indy old, slow, and curmudgeonly for long stretches of time, he needs a worth foil and Helena is more than up to the task.
Enola's fears deepen as days pass. Her older brothers, the curmudgeonly Mycroft (Sam Claflin), and renowned detective Sherlock (Henry Cavill), are summoned to the family estate.
Next time around, we can expect the best interests of the sport to win out over such curmudgeonly complaints.
And if by chance you’re as curmudgeonly about grammar as I, you bristle at this casual use of “gift” as a verb.
Robert, acting on instinct, hired a curmudgeonly coach with a losing record named Bill Belichick—and won the coach’s trust.
Ted Danson throws off the shackles of the alter ego for which he is perhaps best known, that of curmudgeonly GP John Becker, and embraces the role of Michael, a devoted company man newly appointed his own patch of Heaven to middle manage.
Corporations feel that it would be curmudgeonly of Minnesota or any other state to not give a similar one-time deal to these repatriations.
It all begins tonight when Grace’s accidental run-in with Noah, a curmudgeonly man she follows on Twitter, hints at a possible new love interest.
Common combinations with curmudgeonly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: