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curmudgeonly

[ker-muhj-uhn-lee] / kərˈmʌdʒ ən li /








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The 28-year-old son of iconic and curmudgeonly coach Bill Belichick, Steve was assigned to oversee a collection of established safeties — including Devin McCourty and Patrick Chun.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Two curmudgeonly old rivals are marching toward a showdown that a lot of people really wish wasn’t happening.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

A curmudgeonly teacher at an exclusive boys' school in the 1970s reluctantly finds himself having to look after a group of students who aren't able to return home for the holidays.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” about a curmudgeonly teacher played by Paul Giamatti, got four nominations including for cinematography, best screenplay, best supporting performance for Da’Vine Joy Randolph and best breakthrough for newcomer Dominic Sessa.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The reporters assumed that Smith was just being curmudgeonly, but there was likely more to it than that.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand