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grouchy
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grouch·y  (grouch)
adj. grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est
Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

grouchi·ly adv.
grouchi·ness n.

grouchy [ˈgraʊtʃɪ]
adj grouchier, grouchiest
Informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish
grouchily  adv
grouchiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.grouchy - annoyed and irritable
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

grouchy
adjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, discontented, grumbling, surly, petulant, sulky, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, querulous, peevish, huffy, liverish Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so.
Translations
grouchy [ˈgraʊtʃɪ] ADJ (grouchier (compar) (grouchiest (superl))) → malhumorado
grouchy [ˈgraʊtʃi] adj (= bad-tempered) → ronchon(ne)
grouchy
adj (+er)griesgrämig, miesepetrig (inf)
grouchy [ˈgraʊtʃɪ] adj (fam) → brontolone/a


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