grumpy
Use Grumpy in a sentence
pi adjective, grump·i·er, grump·i·est.
surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
Also, grump·ish.
Origin:
1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y1
1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y1
Related forms
grump·i·ly, adverb
grump·i·ness, noun
un·grump·y, adjective
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grumpy or grumpish (ˈɡrʌmpɪ, ˈɡrʌmpɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , grumpier, grumpiest | |
| peevish; sulky | |
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| grumpish or grumpish | |
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| 'grumpily or grumpish | |
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| 'grumpishly or grumpish | |
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| 'grumpiness or grumpish | |
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| 'grumpishness or grumpish | |
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Grumpy
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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