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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“He isn’t such a grouty fellow, after all,” said Bangs.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 by Various
The Hiller story of how Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt and Heller teased this grouty old gentleman on the Boulevard des Italiens is capital reading, if not absolutely true.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
"I often notice that the portrait of grouty old Biagio attracts more attention than any other of the nearly three hundred figures in the picture."
From Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters by Colby, Homer W.
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
If the boiling water be poured on the bread it will break it, and make the drink grouty.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
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