grouchy

grouch·y

(grou′chē)

adj. grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est

Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

grouch′i·ly adv.

grouch′i·ness n.

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grouchy

(ˈɡraʊtʃɪ)

adj, grouchier or grouchiest

informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish

ˈgrouchily adv

ˈgrouchiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

grouch•y

(ˈgraʊ tʃi)

adj. grouch•i•er, grouch•i•est.

sullenly discontented; sulky.

[1890–95]

grouch′i•ly, adv.

grouch′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

grouchy - annoyed and irritable

bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grumpy, ill-tempered, cross

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

grouchy

adjective

Having or showing a bad temper:

bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.

Informal: crabby, mean.

Idiom: out of sorts.

Translations

بِتَذَمُّر

mrzutý

gnavpotteagtig

bärbeißig griesgrämig

γκρινιάρης

ärtyisä

grincheux grognon râler ronchon

zsörtölõdõ

nöldrandi, geîvondur

muggen

asık suratlı

发牢骚的

grouchy

[ˈgraʊtʃɪ] ADJ (grouchier (compar) (grouchiest (superl))) → malhumorado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grouchy

[ˈgraʊtʃi] adj (= bad-tempered) → ronchon(ne)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grouchy

adj (+er) → griesgrämig, miesepetrig (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grouchy

[ˈgraʊtʃɪ] adj (fam) → brontolone/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grouch

(grautʃ) verb

to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).

noun

1. a person who complains.

2. a complaint.

ˈgrouchy adjective

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