curmudgeony

== English == === Etymology === From curmudgeon +‎ -y. === Adjective === curmudgeony Curmudgeonly. 1986, United Methodist Church (United States). West Michigan Conference, Minutes of the West Michigan Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Offered 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. ==== Usage notes ==== It is less formal than "curmudgeonly", and while a standard formation, it is often perceived as a misspelling of that word.