"curmudgeony" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1938, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, The Dawson Pedigree and Lord Peter Views the Body",
          "text": "But she's got — that is, she used to have — an uncle, the very rich, curmudgeony sort, you know, who never gave anyone a penny.",
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          "text": "1986, United Methodist Church (United States). West Michigan Conference, Minutes of the West Michigan Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church\nOffered daily thanks for Editor Ed (Duncan) with appreciation for the fact that he continues to be crusty, curmudgeony, competent, committed, caring, crafty and cool, at least five days out of every seven, proving to the amazement of absolutely everyone that preachers can print... or is it that printers can preach."
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          "ref": "2007, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Queen of Dreams, Anchor, page 339",
          "text": "Dancing, she knows this can' t last. Tomorrow she'll be back to her usual curmudgeony self.",
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        "Curmudgeonly."
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          "ref": "1938, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, The Dawson Pedigree and Lord Peter Views the Body",
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          "text": "1986, United Methodist Church (United States). West Michigan Conference, Minutes of the West Michigan Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church\nOffered daily thanks for Editor Ed (Duncan) with appreciation for the fact that he continues to be crusty, curmudgeony, competent, committed, caring, crafty and cool, at least five days out of every seven, proving to the amazement of absolutely everyone that preachers can print... or is it that printers can preach."
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        "Curmudgeonly."
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