English-Thai Dictionary

curmudgeon

N คนที่ อารมณ์ร้าย และ ขี้เหนียว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURMUDGEON

n.An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

 

CURMUDGEONLY

a.Avaricious; covetous; niggardly; churlish.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURMUDGEON

Cur *mudg "eon (kr-mj "n ), n. Etym: [OE. cornmudgin, where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher. ]

 

Defn: An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl. A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. W. Irving.

 

CURMUDGEONLY

CURMUDGEONLY Cur *mudg "eon *ly, a.

 

Defn: Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly fellow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

curmudgeon

cur mudg eon |kərˈməjən kərˈməʤən | ▶noun a bad-tempered or surly person. DERIVATIVES cur mudg eon li ness noun, cur mudg eon ly adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

curmudgeon

curmudgeon |kəːˈmʌdʒ (ə )n | ▶noun a bad-tempered or surly person. DERIVATIVES curmudgeonliness noun, curmudgeonly adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

curmudgeon

curmudgeon noun See grouch.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

curmudgeon

curmudgeon noun bad-tempered person; N. Amer. crank; informal crosspatch, sourpuss, old trout; Brit. informal a bear with a sore head; N. Amer. informal kvetch, sorehead.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

curmudgeon

cur mudg eon /kəː r mʌ́dʒ (ə )n /名詞 C ｟やや古 非難して ｠気難しい人, 短気で怒りっぽい人 (!特に老人についていう ) .～ly 形容詞 意地悪な, 気難し屋の .