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grumpy

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grump·y  (grmp)
adj. grump·i·er, grump·i·est
Surly and peevish; cranky.

grumpi·ly adv.
grumpi·ness n.

grumpy
Adjective
[grumpier, grumpiest] sulky and bad-tempered [imitative]
grumpily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.grumpy - annoyed and irritable
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

grumpy
adjective irritable, cross, bad-tempered, grumbling, crabbed, edgy, surly, petulant, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) testy, grouchy (informal) querulous, peevish, huffy, crotchety (informal) liverish
Translations
grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adjgruñón/ona

grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adjgrincheux/euse

grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adjmürrisch, brummig

grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adjstizzito/a

grumpy
adj grumpy [ˈgrampi]
bad-tempered a grumpy old man. ontevrede, knorrige شَكِس، شَكّاء кисел nabručený, mrzutý gnaven mürrisch δύστροπος malhumorado, mal humor de, gruñón, de mala leche (coloquial) tõre بد خلق ärtyisä bougon ממורמר चिड़चिड़ा mrzovoljan, gunđav ingerlékeny pemarah fúllyndur, geðvondur scontroso 気むずかしい 심술이 난 niurzgus, irzlus kašķīgs; īgns perengus gerommel kranglevoren, sur zrzędliwy resmungão îmbufnat, ţâfnos сварливый mrzutý zlovoljen namćorast vresig, butter อารมณ์เสีย huysuz 脾氣壞的 сварливий بدمزاج cáu bẳn
adv grumpily
knorrig, ontevrede بِمُشاكَسَه، بِكَثير مِن الشَّكْوى кисело nabručeně, mrzutě gnavent mürrisch δύστροπα con malhumor, malhumoradamente, emitiendo gruñidos tõredalt با بدخلقی ärtyisästi bougonnant בזעף चिड़चिड़ापन mrzovoljno, gunđavo kelletlenül dengan marah geðvonskulega, með fÿlu scontrosamente ふきげんに 심술궂게 irzliai kašķīgi seperti perengus boos, geïrriteerd surmulende, grettent zrzędliwie rabugentamente într-o dispoziţie proastă сварливо mrzuto zlovoljno namćorasto vresigt ซึ่งไม่สบอารมณ์ aksi aksi 脾氣壞地 сварливо بدمزاجی سے cáu bẳn
n grumpiness
pruttelrigheid, norsheid شَكوى، مُشاكَسَه сръдливост nevrlost surhed die Verdrießlichkeit στριφνότητα, παραξενιά malhumor, mal humor tõredus بدخلقی ärtyisyys mauvaise humeur זעף चिड़चिड़ापन mrzovolja, zlovolja rosszkedv kemuraman geðvonska scontrosità 気むずかしさ 심술 irzlumas kašķīgums sifat perengus boos, geïrriteerd surmuling zły humor rabugice proastă dipoziţie сварливость mrzutosť čemernost namćorastost vresighet การซึ่งไม่สบอารมณ์ huysuzluk, aksilik 壞脾氣 сварливість بد مزاجی tính cáu bẳn


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But a grumpy recluse cannot worry his subordinates: whereas the man in whom the sense of duty is strong (or, perhaps, only the sense of self-importance), and who persists in airing on deck his moroseness all day - and perhaps half the night - becomes a grievous infliction.
And despite his self-confidence and grumpy German sarcasm he was pitiable, with his hair smoothly brushed on the temples and sticking up in tufts behind.
"So it is," returned Bungle, in a grumpy tone of voice; and then, as the phonograph overtook them, the Glass Cat added sternly: "What are you doing here, anyhow?
 
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