curmudgeonly
/ker-muhj-uhn-lee/US // kərˈmʌdʒ ən li //
古怪的,古惑仔,老顽固,古怪的人
Related Words
frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我boorish粗野的,粗鲁的,粗犷的,粗野的人dour艰难的,忧郁的,艰涩的,忧郁的人sullen愠怒,闷闷不乐,忧郁的,哭丧着脸rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人ugly丑陋,丑陋的,丑恶的,丑恶morose丧气,丧气的,悲观的,忧郁的irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒grouchy焦躁不安,忧郁的,脾气暴躁的,焦躁不安的grumpy脾气暴躁的,脾气坏的,脾气不好的,暴躁的crusty硬壳,硬壳的,硬皮,结壳的ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人cantankerous气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,脾气暴躁的人,脾气暴躁的efficient高效,有效,高效的,有效的cost-effective成本效益高,具有成本效益的,具有成本效益,符合成本效益
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : like or characteristic of a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person:While one could point a curmudgeonly finger of blame at “these young kids today,” many older Americans haven't exactly been model citizens either.
adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : in the manner of such a person:After several weak episodes the new season seems to be finally snapping into place—although I am, curmudgeonly, a little peeved that it took so long.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inpenurious
Synonyms
avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜chintzy懊恼,懊恼的,懊悔,懊丧close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触costive昂贵的,昂贵,昂贵的价格,价值连城economical经济,经济性,经济的,经济实惠frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人hoarding囤积,囤积居奇,囤积物,囤货miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的pennywise聪明,聪明人,睿智,智慧pinchpenny掐指一算,掐尖,掐尖儿,掐指算来saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的uncharitable不善言辞,不友善的,不慈善的,不善言辞的ungenerous不宽厚,不宽松,不慷慨,心胸狭隘ungiving不宽容,不宽容的,无私奉献,不宽恕
as instingy
Synonyms
frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴ungenerous不宽厚,不宽松,不慷慨,心胸狭隘acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财chary寒冰,寒冰冰cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜chintzy懊恼,懊恼的,懊悔,懊丧churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的close关闭,密切,结束,靠近close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触costive昂贵的,昂贵,昂贵的价格,价值连城covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人economical经济,经济性,经济的,经济实惠extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧grudging苛刻的,勉强的,勉强,严酷的ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的illiberal非自由主义者,不自由,非自由主义,不自由的ironfisted铁腕,铁腕的,铁腕治国,铁腕人物mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的pennywise聪明,聪明人,睿智,智慧penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎pinchpenny掐指一算,掐尖,掐尖儿,掐指算来rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄scurvy坏血病,伤寒症,恶性肿瘤,败血症sordid龌龊的,龌龊,肮脏的,污秽不堪的sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的uncharitable不善言辞,不友善的,不慈善的,不善言辞的ungiving不宽容,不宽容的,无私奉献,不宽恕
as insurly
Synonyms
boorish粗野的,粗鲁的,粗犷的,粗野的人dour艰难的,忧郁的,艰涩的,忧郁的人irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒morose丧气,丧气的,悲观的,忧郁的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sullen愠怒,闷闷不乐,忧郁的,哭丧着脸testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人ugly丑陋,丑陋的,丑恶的,丑恶brusque粗鲁的,粗鲁,蛮横的,粗糙的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形crusty硬壳,硬壳的,硬皮,结壳的discourteous不礼貌,不礼貌的,不客气,不礼貌的人fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的glum阴沉,阴郁,忧郁,忧郁的grouchy焦躁不安,忧郁的,脾气暴躁的,焦躁不安的ill-mannered无礼,无礼的,无状,无状的ill-natured心术不正,性格恶劣的,性格恶劣,性格恶劣的人perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的saturnine卫星人,卫星,卫星网,卫星导航sulky闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的,闷骚,闷骚的uncivil不文明,不文明的,不公,不文明行为ungracious无礼,毫无风度,无礼的,不礼貌的
as inhard-fisted
Synonyms
acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财chary寒冰,寒冰冰cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜chintzy懊恼,懊恼的,懊悔,懊丧churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的close关闭,密切,结束,靠近close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触costive昂贵的,昂贵,昂贵的价格,价值连城covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人economical经济,经济性,经济的,经济实惠extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人grudging苛刻的,勉强的,勉强,严酷的ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的illiberal非自由主义者,不自由,非自由主义,不自由的ironfisted铁腕,铁腕的,铁腕治国,铁腕人物mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来niggard黑鬼,黑人,黑客,黑奴niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人
as inpinching
Synonyms
close关闭,密切,结束,靠近grasping掌握,抓取,抓住,握紧grudging苛刻的,勉强的,勉强,严酷的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财chary寒冰,寒冰冰cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜chintzy懊恼,懊恼的,懊悔,懊丧churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触costive昂贵的,昂贵,昂贵的价格,价值连城covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人economical经济,经济性,经济的,经济实惠extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人hard-fisted坚韧不拔,强硬的,坚韧不拔的,顽固不化ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的illiberal非自由主义者,不自由,非自由主义,不自由的ironfisted铁腕,铁腕的,铁腕治国,铁腕人物miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬niggard黑鬼,黑人,黑客,黑奴niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的pennywise聪明,聪明人,睿智,智慧penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎pinchpenny掐指一算,掐尖,掐尖儿,掐指算来rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌scurvy坏血病,伤寒症,恶性肿瘤,败血症selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我sordid龌龊的,龌龊,肮脏的,污秽不堪的thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的uncharitable不善言辞,不友善的,不慈善的,不善言辞的ungenerous不宽厚,不宽松,不慷慨,心胸狭隘ungiving不宽容,不宽容的,无私奉献,不宽恕
as inScotch
Synonyms
close关闭,密切,结束,靠近mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄spare备用的,剩余的,剩余,空闲时间sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财canny乖巧,狡猾的,聪明的,聪明chary寒冰,寒冰冰circumspect谨慎的,谨慎,审慎的,慎重closefisted铁腕,严密的,严密封锁的,密切关注cost-effective成本效益高,具有成本效益的,具有成本效益,符合成本效益efficient高效,有效,高效的,有效的frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的methodical有条不紊,有条不紊的,有条理的,有方法的miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬money-saving省钱,省钱的,节省开支,节省费用niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人on the rims在轮辋上,轮辋上的,在轮辋上的,在轮毂上parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的penny-wise一分钱一分货,精打细算,精打细算的,一分钱一分货penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈practical实用,实用的,实用性,实际provident天意,天命,天佑,天赐良机prudent审慎的,谨慎的,慎重的,慎重prudential审慎的,审慎,谨慎的,审慎地stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张time-saving节省时间,省时,节约时间,省时省力unwasteful浪费,浪费的,浪费钱,浪费资源watchful小心翼翼,谨慎的,警惕的,警惕work-saving节省工作,节约工作,节省工作的,省力
Antonyms
as incrotchety
Synonyms
cantankerous气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,脾气暴躁的人,脾气暴躁的crusty硬壳,硬壳的,硬皮,结壳的grouchy焦躁不安,忧郁的,脾气暴躁的,焦躁不安的grumpy脾气暴躁的,脾气坏的,脾气不好的,暴躁的ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬bad-tempered脾气不好的人,脾气不好的,脾气不好,坏脾气bearish看跌,看跌的,看跌期权,看衰contrary反之,相反的,相反地,相反的是crabby倔强的,倔强,倔强的人,螃蟹cranky烦躁不安,脾气暴躁,烦躁的,烦躁不安的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形cross-grained横纹,横纹的,横纹型,横纹型的difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的disagreeable讨厌的人,讨人嫌的,讨厌的,讨人厌的eccentric偏心的,偏心,偏心的人,怪异的fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒obstinate倔强,倔强的,顽固的,顽固obstreperous顽固不化,蛮横无理,桀骜不驯,顽固的odd奇数,奇数的,奇特的,奇异peevish乖张,乖戾,乖张的,乖戾的queer蹊跷,蹊跷的,奇特的,诡异的surly糜烂的,糜烂,奇怪的是,汹涌澎湃testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人unusual不寻常,不寻常的,异常,异乎寻常vinegary醋溜子,乙烯基,醋栗,醋溜waspish卑鄙小人,卑鄙的人,卑鄙的,卑鄙无耻waspy浪费,浪费了,浪费精力,浪费资源
as ineconomical
Synonyms
cost-effective成本效益高,具有成本效益的,具有成本效益,符合成本效益efficient高效,有效,高效的,有效的practical实用,实用的,实用性,实际prudent审慎的,谨慎的,慎重的,慎重avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财canny乖巧,狡猾的,聪明的,聪明chary寒冰,寒冰冰circumspect谨慎的,谨慎,审慎的,慎重close关闭,密切,结束,靠近closefisted铁腕,严密的,严密封锁的,密切关注frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是methodical有条不紊,有条不紊的,有条理的,有方法的miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬money-saving省钱,省钱的,节省开支,节省费用niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人on the rims在轮辋上,轮辋上的,在轮辋上的,在轮毂上parsimonious吝啬的,吝啬的人,精明的,简洁的penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的penny-wise一分钱一分货,精打细算,精打细算的,一分钱一分货penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈provident天意,天命,天佑,天赐良机prudential审慎的,审慎,谨慎的,审慎地saving节约,拯救,节省,储蓄spare备用的,剩余的,剩余,空闲时间sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼thrifty节俭的,节俭,勤俭节约,俭朴tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张time-saving节省时间,省时,节约时间,省时省力unwasteful浪费,浪费的,浪费钱,浪费资源watchful小心翼翼,谨慎的,警惕的,警惕work-saving节省工作,节约工作,节省工作的,省力
Examples
James Caan should be able to play a curmudgeonly drunk grandpa in his sleep and still get laughs.
Sarah and Mark are happily engaged, and Sarah stumbles onto a job working for a curmudgeonly photographer (Ray Romano).
Curmudgeonly comedian Gilbert Gottfried has a voice and laugh as damaging as fingernails on a blackboard.
James Watson, of the Nobel Prize-winning team that discovered the structure of DNA, played up his curmudgeonly persona to the max.
Or to put the question more directly: When will the curmudgeonly American music labels let it happen?
Positively your behavior appears rather curmudgeonly than heroic!
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