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grump·y
(grŭm′pē)adj. grump·i·er, grump·i·est
Surly and peevish; cranky.
grump′i·ly adv.
grump′i·ness n.
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grumpy
(ˈɡrʌmpɪ)adj, grumpier or grumpiest
peevish; sulky. Also: grumpish
n, pl grumpies
a bad-tempered person
[C18: from grump + -y1]
ˈgrumpily, ˈgrumpishly adv
ˈgrumpiness, ˈgrumpishness n
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grump•y
(ˈgrʌm pi)adj. grump•i•er, grump•i•est.
surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
[1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs]
grump′i•ly, adv.
grump′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | grumpy - annoyed and irritable ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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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.
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grumpy
adjectiveHaving or showing a bad temper:
bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.
Idiom: out of sorts.
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Translations
شَكِس، شَكّاءنَكِد
mrzutýnabručenýnevrlý
gnaven
pahantuulinen
gunđav
fúllyndur, geîvondur
気むずかしい
심술이 난
īgnskašķīgs
zlovoljen
sur
อารมณ์บูดบึ้ง
bực bội
grumpy
[ˈgrʌmpɪ] ADJ (grumpier (compar) (grumpiest (superl))) [person] → malhumorado, gruñón; [voice] → de gruñónCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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grumpy
[ˈgrʌmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → scorbutico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grumpy
(ˈgrampi) adjective bad-tempered. a grumpy old man.
ˈgrumpily adverbˈgrumpiness noun
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grumpy
→ نَكِد 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009