Word of the day: Curmudgeon

Curmudgeon:  mesquinho, pão-duro, miserável,  ranheta

Synonyms:  bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, growler, grumbler, grump, whiner

“Only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations.” ( www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Curmudgeon

Curmudgeon:  mesquinho, pão-duro, miserável,  ranheta

Synonyms:  bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, growler, grumbler, grump, whiner

“Only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations.” ( www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Shabby

Shabby:  gasto, roto, surrado, esfarrapado,  maltrapilho,  miserável, vil, ordinário

Synonyms: beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels, dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby

“Maneuvering his car through a shabby city-owned trailer park on a recent rainy morning…” (www.latimes.com / April 18, 2012)