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Meldrewish.

grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation

Where this word comes from

From Meldrew + -ish, after Victor Meldrew, a grumpy old man who is the fictional protagonist of the 1990s sitcom One Foot in the Grave.

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