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- Dictionarycurmudgeonly/kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)nli/
adjective
- 1. (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative: "a curmudgeonly old man"
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4 days ago · Definitions of. ill-humored. adjective. brusque and surly and forbidding. synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humoured. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
23 hours ago · [1] Ethics, also called moral philosophy, is the study of moral phenomena. It is one of the main branches of philosophy and investigates the nature of morality and the principles that govern the moral evaluation of conduct, character traits, and institutions.
5 days ago · Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.
3 days ago · Being a 25-year-old woman isn’t a universal experience. Nor is being a Hispanic man or a Catholic beekeeper. People with similar demographic profiles have different talents, interests and personalities. And people who share similar attitudes and beliefs tend to behave more alike than people who share a demographic.
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23 hours ago · One definition states that a society is sustainable in social terms if people do not face structural obstacles in key areas. These key areas are health, influence, competence, impartiality and meaning-making.
2 days ago · The term is often used in a humorous way but also refers to a medical condition in which one speaks incessantly and uncontrollably. EXAMPLES OF LOGORRHEA. I was known for my logorrhea among friends, often dominating conversations with endless chatter.
