gruntled
1
9.9
Feeling pleased and satisfied, often used jokingly
- adjective
- /ˈɡrʌntəld/
- Archaic
:
satisfecho
- His satisfaction with the new changes left him feeling gruntled for the first time in months.
Examples
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I'm totally gruntled.
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Very gruntled when that happens, can stay gruntled all day.
Blog text (15) -
After receiving the promotion, she felt completely gruntled about her work situation.
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The team was gruntled after returning from a successful project meeting.
Antonyms
How Pleased
Surface Forms
gruntled positive
Etymology
Gruntled was made as a playful opposite of disgruntled, because dis- often makes a word negative; so a gruntled person is 'not unhappy' and can be remembered as 'pleased' or content.