grumpy
or grump·ish
[ gruhm-pee ]
adjective,grump·i·er, grump·i·est.
surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
Origin of grumpy
11770–80; 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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How to use grumpy in a sentence
So why on earth would Mike decide to go back to being the slower, fatter, grumpier version of himself?
"His Jove-like Majesty looks even grumpier than usual," whispered Burford the irreverent.
The Hallowell Partnership | Katharine Holland Brown
British Dictionary definitions for grumpy
grumpy
/ (ˈɡrʌmpɪ) /
adjectivegrumpier or grumpiest
peevish; sulky: Also: grumpish
Origin of grumpy
1C18: from grump + -y 1
Derived forms of grumpy
- grumpily or grumpishly, adverb
- grumpiness or grumpishness, noun
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