# Meldrewish

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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