grumpiness


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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grumpiness - a fussy and eccentric disposition
crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness
ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
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Translations
شَكوى، مُشاكَسَه
nevrlost
surhed
geîvonska
aksilikhuysuzluk

grumpiness

[ˈgrʌmpɪnɪs] N → mal humor m
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

grumpiness

[ˈgrʌmpɪnɪs] n → scontrosità, irritabilità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grumpy

(ˈgrampi) adjective
bad-tempered. a grumpy old man.
ˈgrumpily adverb
ˈgrumpiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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