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grumpy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, ill-tempered |
| Derivation | grump, grumpiness |
Examples of grumpy
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On this night, Wichita State basketball player J.T. Durley, a junior, is grumpy.
From the kansas.com
The next morning, he'd be grumpy and puffy-eyed, telltale signs he hadn't slept.
From the timesunion.com
Without alcohol, Adam isn't moody or grumpy, falling asleep or calling me names.
From the metro.co.uk
Maybe your guy has been grumpy lately or your girlfriend is crankier than usual.
From the kentucky.com
Voters may decide that a Democratic Congress needs a grumpy Republican watchman.
From the economist.com
So much for the grumpy Senator's appraisal of Bolten's replacement of Andy Card.
From the edition.cnn.com
As his blog's name, the Liberal Curmudgeon, implies, he is almost always grumpy.
From the economist.com
If I am less happy now than I was then, is that just me become a grumpy old git?
From the guardian.co.uk
Do you all take lessons in being grumpy or does it happen naturally on it's own.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Crabbed: annoyed and irritable
- (grumpily) crossly: in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband crossly"
- Grumpy (1930) is an American drama film directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner, and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Doris Anderson is based on a play by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney. ...
- Unhappy and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly
- (grumpily) In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner
- "I am so one of the seven dwarfs!" he said grumpily.
- Anyone who has ever complained about anything
- Is rather thin in comparison to some of the other Dwarfs, and has the largest, most bulbous pink nose out of all the Dwarfs. His thick, white beard reaches to just past his waist. His tuque is brown and the tip flops down. ...
- Someone who tends to be in a bad mood: "He's always grumpy in the morning and never says 'hello'."
