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Definition of Grumpy
1. Adjective. Annoyed and irritable.
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crabbedness, Crab, Crabbiness, Crossness, Fussiness, Grouch, Grump, Grumpiness
Definition of Grumpy
1. a. Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.
Definition of Grumpy
1. Adjective. Unhappy and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grumpy
1. ill-tempered [adj GRUMPIER, GRUMPIEST] : GRUMPILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grumpy
Literary usage of Grumpy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. More Mornings at Bow Street: A New Collection of Humorous and Entertaining by John Wight (1827)
"grumpy Meg is a little, dirty, dumpy, orange-coloured woman, cased in coarse
bagging, and lined with gin. ..."
2. Girlhood of Maria Josepha Holroyd (Lady Stanley of Alderley): Recorded in by Maria Josepha Holroyd Stanley Stanley, Jane Henrietta Adeane (1896)
"The Camp at Ashdown Forest—A loll in France—Lady Webster's visit— Gibbon grumpy—News
of ... grumpy ..."
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