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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

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

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.

grumpy - annoyed and irritable

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

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.

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grumpy

adjective

Having 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.

Informal: crabby, mean.

Idiom: out of sorts.

Translations

شَكِس، شَكّاءنَكِد

mrzutýnabručenýnevrlý

gnaven

mürrisch bärbeißig

γκρινιάρης κατσούφης

malhumorado

pahantuulinen

bougon grincheux grognon

gunđav

fúllyndur, geîvondur

scontroso irritabile scontrosamente

気むずかしい

심술이 난

īgnskašķīgs

zlovoljen

sur

อารมณ์บูดบึ้ง

huysuz

bực bội

脾气坏的

grumpy

[ˈgrʌmpɪ] ADJ (grumpier (compar) (grumpiest (superl))) [person] → malhumorado, gruñón; [voice] → de gruñón

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

grumpy

[ˈgrʌmpi] adj → bougon(ne), grincheux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grumpy

adj (+er) (inf) → brummig (inf), → mürrisch, grantig; child → quengelig (inf)

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

grumpy

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grumpy

(ˈgrampi) adjective

bad-tempered. a grumpy old man.

ˈgrumpily adverb

ˈgrumpiness noun

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

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