Definition of Grouchiness

1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being grouchy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grouchiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grouchiness

grottoed
grottoes
grottolike
grottos
grottowork
grottoworks
grotty
grouch
grouched
groucher
grouchers
grouches
grouchier
grouchiest
grouchily
grouchiness (current term)
grouchinesses
grouching
grouchy
groud
grouds
grouf
groufs
grough
groughs
ground-berry
ground-breaking
ground-controlled approach
ground-effect machine

Literary usage of Grouchiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"For example, if we come to realize that we have a bad habit of grouchiness with our best friends, it is of little use merely to attempt to deaden this ..."

2. Engineering Education: Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Society by Meeting (1920)
"... men of the shops and offices for a whole year and to have not one of them report cases of grouchiness on the part of the other employees of the company. ..."

3. A Study of Women Delinquents in New York State by Mabel Ruth Fernald, Mary Holmes Stevens Hayes, Almena Dawley, Beardsley Ruml (1920)
"We have one case in mind which had to be dropped from our series because an initial "grouchiness" was augmented to such a degree by her desire to "save her ..."

4. Psychology in Daily Life by Carl Emil Seashore (1913)
"grouchiness is a disease of which there are two varieties, the acute and the chronic. The acute is sudden and of short duration, and the reaction is often ..."

5. The Scientific Spirit and Social Work by Arthur James Todd (1919)
"First, it must be sincere, not mere notoriety seeking nor general grouchiness nor emotional explosion. Next, it must be seasonable and timely. ..."

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