grumpy
76
1.7
- adjective
- /ˈɡrʌm.pi/
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gruñón
- I'm happy you found a friend as grumpy as you are to go to games with.
Because Charlie, the grumpy, grumpy old man, is not happy.
- Because Charlie, the grumpy, grumpy old man, is not happy.
- Or they'll come and maybe be grumpy the whole time.
- She says she noticed she went from being like grumpy to being more positive.
- Do I even want to know the bitter, grumpy, vengeful person you've become it?
- So what might happen is your home with a very sullen, resentful, grumpy, irritable partner.
- But I had to reassess, which was part of me being grumpy at the start, like my sax.
- Nobody wants to be around a grumpy, sour person that pushes people away.
- I think I feel a little too grumpy in it.
Examples
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She's a bit grumpy today.
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After a long day at work, she often feels grumpy and just wants to relax at home.
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Because Charlie, the grumpy, grumpy old man, is not happy.
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And what we're told about this mother is that on her grumpy days, this is what she does.
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- How can you be grumpy in a beautiful setting like this?
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It's morning that makes me grumpy, she thought, not my job.
Fiction book (1999) -
I said "Yes," sharply, still grumpy with sleep, still looking out the window.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nobody wants to be around a grumpy, sour person that pushes people away.
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Soon, more than a dozen grumpy people were gathered in the narrow passage.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Bobby Milkin had not had anything to drink, but he was grumpy at being awakened.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
117
4.2
Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry
77
1.0
Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small
68
6.5
Unhappy and annoyed because you feel unfairly treated or disappointed
32
3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
32
7.2
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
24
5.4
Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood
19
3.9
Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood
18
4.4
Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working
18
9.6
Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood
6
5.0
Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others
6
8.8
Often in a bad mood and easily annoyed by small things
4
5.7
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
3
9.5
Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person
3
3.5
Quick to get angry or annoyed
1
2.2
Feeling slightly angry or annoyed
1
9.8
Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful
1
9.9
Easily annoyed and quick to complain about small things
1
8.6
Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way
Being bad-tempered and quiet because of disappointment
Often complaining in a way that annoys others
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Feeling unhappy and bad-tempered
Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone
Antonyms
How Grumpy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grumpy comes from the older word grump, which once meant 'a sulky person' and is like the word grumble. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone saying 'grr' when annoyed, so grumpy means easily annoyed or in a bad mood.