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grumpy

or grump·ish

[ gruhm-pee ]
/ ˈgrʌm pi /
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adjective, grump·i·er, grump·i·est.

surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.

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Nearby words

grummet, grumose, grumous, grump, grumphie, grumpy, grundel, grundies, grundy, grundy, felix, grundyism

Origin of grumpy

1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y1
Related formsgrump·i·ly, adverbgrump·i·ness, nounun·grump·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for grumpily

grumpy

/ (ˈɡrʌmpɪ) /

adjective grumpier or grumpiest

peevish; sulkyAlso: grumpish
Derived Formsgrumpily or grumpishly, adverbgrumpiness or grumpishness, noun

Word Origin for grumpy

C18: from grump + -y 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for grumpily

grumpy

adj.

1778, from grump + -y (2). Related: Grumpily; grumpiness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper