ADJ-GRADED 恶毒的;脾气坏的 If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered. 恶毒的;脾气坏的 [old-fashioned, disapproval]
...her curmudgeonly cynic of a boss.
她作为一个老板所具有的愤世嫉俗和坏脾气
He displayed a curmudgeonly unwillingness to accept the voters' verdict.