adj
Meaning 1
grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Meldrewesque
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Meldrewish
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History
Etymology
From Meldrew + -ish, after Victor Meldrew, a grumpy old man who is the fictional protagonist of the 1990s sitcom One Foot in the Grave.