grouty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of grouty
1825–35; grout to grumble, sulk, of uncertain origin ( cf. grouse 2, grouch) + -y 1
Example Sentences
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Stale meat will make broth grouty and bad tasted, and fat meat is wasted.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
My whole attitude toward current literature is grouty and snappish, a kind of perpetual interrupted “What are you ringing my door-bell now for?” attitude.
From The Lost Art of Reading by Lee, Gerald Stanley
Then it was that the grouty, taciturn, obstinate trader, so unpopular in ordinary times, showed the stuff he was made of.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various
The fellows in the consort say he is as grouty as a mud turtle, and as crabbed as an owl at noonday.
From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver
“He isn’t such a grouty fellow, after all,” said Bangs.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 by Various
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