grouchy
sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
Origin of grouchy
1Other words from grouchy
- grouch·i·ly, adverb
- grouch·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby grouchy
Other definitions for Grouchy (2 of 2)
Em·ma·nu·el [e-ma-ny-el], /ɛ ma nüˈɛl/, Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general.
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How to use grouchy in a sentence
On The Mary Tyler Moore Show and, later, Lou Grant, his character formed the prototype for future pop-culture depictions of the grouchy boss with a heart of gold.
I find Perelman irresistibly funny in his grouchy misanthropic way.
S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs. | Donald Liebenson | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostWith her short gray hair and no-nonsense glare, Lykos was notoriously grouchy with the gavel.
This post admirably suited grouchy, who was a horseman by nature and a cavalry soldier by instinct.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAt Moskowa his cuirassiers, sabre in hand, drove the Russians out of the great redoubt, but grouchy himself was seriously wounded.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Unfortunately, the Duke refused the opportunity to escape which was offered him, and grouchy had to make him a prisoner.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe had an ingrowing toe nail, which sometimes made him grouchy and sour, so he was dubbed Pickles.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshBefore this, Marshal grouchy had likewise expired in his eighty-first year.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for grouchy
/ (ˈɡraʊtʃɪ) /
informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish
Derived forms of grouchy
- grouchily, adverb
- grouchiness, noun
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