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Meaning of Meldrewish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

grumpy; prone to peevish exasperation

Examples

“If occasionally a poem luxuriates in its nostalgia without much point ('Without Potatoes' is a Meldrewish whinge about Spud-U-Likes), […]”

“Far from being a Meldrewish ogre, Wilson turns out to be one of the friendliest, most open-hearted and most modest […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Meleagrian meleagrine melee Meletian meliaceous Melian