English Explanatory Dictionary

Meldrewish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation

Word forms

Meldrewish more Meldrewish most Meldrewish

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.

Synonyms

Meldrewesque
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