Noah Webster
Cynical
CYNIC, CYNICAL adjective [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.
CYNIC, noun A man of a canine temper; a surly or snarling man or philosopher; a follower of Diogenes; a misanthrope.