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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 [ˈgrʌmpɪ], grumpish [ˈgrʌmpɪʃ]
adj grumpier, grumpiest
peevish; sulky
[from grump + -y1]
grumpily , grumpishly adv
grumpiness , grumpishness n
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 I know people think I'm a grumpy old man.
Translations
grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] ADJ (grumpier (compar) (grumpiest (superl))) [person] → malhumorado, gruñón; [voice] → de gruñón

grumpy [ˈgrʌmpi] adjbougon(ne), grincheux/euse

grumpy
adj (+er) (inf)brummig (inf), → mürrisch, grantig; childquengelig (inf)

grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → scorbutico/a
grumpy [ˈgrʌmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → scorbutico/a

grumpy
adj grumpy [ˈgrampi]
bad-tempered a grumpy old man. ontevrede, knorrige شَكِس، شَكّاء кисел nabručený, mrzutý gnaven mürrisch δύστροπος malhumorado, de mal humor, gruñón, de mala leche (coloquial) tõre بد خلق äreä bougon ממורמר चिड़चिड़ा mrzovoljan, gunđav ingerlékeny pemarah fúllyndur, geðvondur scontroso 気むずかしい 기분이 언짢은 niurzgus, irzlus kašķīgs; īgns perengus gerommel kranglevoren, sur zrzędliwy resmungão îmbufnat, ţâfnos сварливый mrzutý zlovoljen namćorast vresig, butter อารมณ์เสีย huysuz 脾氣暴燥的 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

grumpy سَئ الطبع nevrlý gnaven mürrisch κατσούφης malhumorado pahantuulinen grognon gunđav scontroso 気むずかしい 심술이 난 chagrijnig gretten marudny emburrado, rabugento несдержанный sur อารมณ์บูดบึ้ง huysuz bực bội 脾气坏的


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