Cantankerous vs. Curmudgeon

Cantankerousadjective

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature; ill-tempered, cranky, surly, crabby.

Cantankerousadjective

Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.

Cantankerousadjective

stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;

Cantankerousadjective

having a difficult and contrary disposition;

Curmudgeonnoun

(archaic) A miser.

Curmudgeonnoun

An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

Curmudgeonnoun

An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

Curmudgeonnoun

a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas