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 William Kitchiner
Stale meat will make the broth grouty and bad tasted, and fat is not so well adapted to the purpose.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
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 Gerald Stanley Lee
But young folks will be young folks, and I trust I'm not so old and grouty as to frown on innocent fun.
From Patty's Suitors by Carolyn Wells
At heart Old Rocks was tender as a child, but he had a way of spluttering and growling that made him seem grouty and cross-grained.
From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish
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