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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
curmudgeon /kəːˈmʌdʒ(ə)n/

▶noun a bad-tempered or surly person.

– derivatives
curmudgeonliness noun,
curmudgeonly adjective.

– origin C16: of unknown origin.

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