grumpy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- grumpily adverb
- grumpiness noun
- ungrumpy adjective
Etymology
Origin of grumpy
1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y 1
Example Sentences
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Liz took her SAT test yesterday and ever since has been a lot less grumpy.
From Literature
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, Hartley said she had been "grumpy" because she had started her period during the third Test between England and Australia.
From BBC
He said it was only after "a lot of shouting and a lot of being very grumpy" that the Christmas dinner went ahead on Wednesday with additional agency staff and an external chef.
From BBC
Instead, grumpy naysayers say our brains conduct “cognitive offload.”
Romano shared that Boyle was nothing like his grumpy character Frank.
From Los Angeles Times
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