grumpy
adjective
surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
grumpily
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a word derived from
grumpy.
Example Sentences
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After receiving such a phone call on Sunday night, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk grumpily told his podcast audience on Monday, “I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being.”
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
Instead, I grumpily drove back north to California 58 — even though I hate backtracking — and headed east.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
“For all his talk about not wanting to compete,” said Penn, a bit grumpily, “he did a trick backstage that had one purpose — to fool me. So shut up, Asi.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Though Rosenblatt grumpily refused to look at Matthews, the “Hardball” host “extended nothing but bonhomie to me, smiling and nodding graciously.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020
He went on examining his shirt, then said grumpily: “It’s nothing to do with you anyway.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
