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grumpy - 3 dictionary results

grump⋅y

[gruhm-pee]
–adjective, grump⋅i⋅er, grump⋅i⋅est.
surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
Also, grumpish.


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


grump⋅i⋅ly, adverb
grump⋅i⋅ness, noun
grump·y   (grŭm'pē)   
adj.   grump·i·er, grump·i·est
Surly and peevish; cranky.
grump'i·ly adv., grump'i·ness n.

Grumpy

Grump"y\, a. [Cf. Grumble, and Grum.] Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. [Collog.] --Ferby.
Language Translation for : grumpy
Spanish: malhumorado, de mal humor, gruñón, de mala leche (coloquial),
German: mürrisch,
Japanese: 気むずかしい
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