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Definition of Grump
1. Noun. A bad-tempered person.
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Specialized synonyms: Crab, Crabby Person, Fire-eater, Hothead, Misanthrope, Misanthropist
Derivative terms: Cranky, Grouch, Grouchy, Grumpy
Definition of Grump
1. Noun. a habitually grumpy or complaining person ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to complain ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to be grumpy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grump
1. to complain [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: complain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grump
Literary usage of Grump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1887)
"grump [grump], va to crunch. " When I was young, I did like grump pencil" [Wen
ahy wuz ... grump pen-sil]. ..."
2. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830 by John Genest (1832)
"grump (uncle to Saville) = Baddeley: Pallet (a painter) = R. Palmer: Augusta (ward
to Flurry) = Mrs. Jordan : Mrs. Flurry=Mrs. Goodall: Diary (woman to ..."
3. London Up to Date by George Augustus Sala (1894)
"There is one thing, however, which you will be warned that grump is quite unable
to do. He was sent to report a fashionable wedding once, and made a sad ..."
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