grouchy
sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
Origin of grouchy
1Other words from grouchy
- grouch·i·ly, adverb
- grouch·i·ness, noun
Other definitions for Grouchy (2 of 2)
Em·ma·nu·el [e-ma-ny-el], /ɛ ma nüˈɛl/, Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general.
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How to use grouchy in a sentence
And grouchily did they resent the swift weeding-out process that left their services uncalled for.
Short Stories of the New America | Various"You'd better get another novel from the cook and find out," I said grouchily.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 | Lucy Maud MontgomeryWhen in the wee small hours, he sought his room, he asked her grouchily if she had slept, or if he could do anything for her.
The Locusts' Years | Mary Helen FeeCulvera, playing in luck, won largely from his chief, who accepted his run of ill fortune grouchily.
Steve Yeager | William MacLeod RaineNicola could make nothing of it; he turned at length, and grouchily pulled the gasping woman to her feet.
"Persons Unknown" | Virginia Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for grouchy
/ (ˈɡraʊtʃɪ) /
informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish
Derived forms of grouchy
- grouchily, adverb
- grouchiness, noun
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