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curmudgeonry

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cur·mudg·eon   (kər-mŭj'ən)   
n.  An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.

[Origin unknown.]
cur·mudg'eon·ly adj., cur·mudg'eon·ry n.
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