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grouchy - 4 dictionary results

grouch⋅y

  [grou-chee]
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–adjective, grouch⋅i⋅er, grouch⋅i⋅est.
sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; grouch + -y 1

Related forms:
grouch⋅i⋅ly, adverb
grouch⋅i⋅ness, noun

Grou⋅chy

  [groo-shee]
–noun
Em⋅ma⋅nu⋅el  [e-ma-ny-el] , Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general.
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grouch·y   (grou'chē)   
adj.   grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est
Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
grouch'i·ly adv., grouch'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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grouchy 
1895, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching "complaint, grumbling" (see grudge). Grouch (n.) "ill-tempered person" is a 1900 back-formation. Grouch bag "purse for carrying hidden money" (1908) is the source of the nickname of U.S. comedian Julius "Groucho" Marx, who supposedly carried his money in one to poker games.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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