grumpiness
- a word derived from grumpy.
Example Sentences
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In fact, half of their grumpiness is a personality trait, and half would be within the person’s variability from day to day.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2023
He lacks a knack for sustained grumpiness fueled by ever-multiplying grievances.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
The way that cash for local communities in the latest round of "levelling up" bids was handed out caused a lot of grumpiness.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2023
He befriended his neighbor across the hall, Morris Black, 71 — a drifter known for his grumpiness — and dropped his disguise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Not surprisingly, the Duchess’s grumpiness became legendary, as Voltaire has so ably chronicled.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
