Synonyms for curmudgeonly
cur·mud·geon·ly

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1. crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humouredadjective

   brusque and surly and forbidding

   "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"

   Synonyms:
   ill-humored, crusty, encrusted, crustlike, husky, hoarse, ill-humoured, crusted, gruff

   Antonyms:
   good-natured

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1. President Barack Obama:

   He's got that curmudgeonly charm that is hard to replace, we've had a great run.

2. William Barr:

   The fact of the matter is that, in waging a scorched earth, no-holds-barred war of ‘Resistance’ against this Administration, it is the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law. This highlights a basic disadvantage that conservatives have always had in contesting the political issues of the day. It was adverted to by the old, curmudgeonly Federalist, Fisher Ames, in an essay during the early years of the Republic.