CYNIC
CYNICAL, a. [Gr., canine, a dog.] Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; surly; currish; austere.
Cynic spasm, a kind of convulsion, in which the patient imitates the howling of dogs.
CYNICn.
A man of a canine temper; a surly or snarling man or philosopher; a follower of Diogenes; a misanthrope.