grumpy

or grump·ish

[ gruhm-pee ]
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adjective,grump·i·er, grump·i·est.
  1. surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.

Origin of grumpy

1
1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y1

Other words from grumpy

  • grump·i·ly, adverb
  • grump·i·ness, noun
  • un·grump·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for grumpy

grumpy

/ (ˈɡrʌmpɪ) /


adjectivegrumpier or grumpiest
  1. peevish; sulky: Also: grumpish

Origin of grumpy

1
C18: from grump + -y 1

Derived forms of grumpy

  • grumpily or grumpishly, adverb
  • grumpiness or grumpishness, noun

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