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Definition of Glumpy
1. a. Glum; sullen; sulky.
Definition of Glumpy
1. Adjective. (colloquial) glum; sullen; sulky ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glumpy
1. glum [adj GLUMPIER, GLUMPIEST] : GLUMPILY [adv] - See also: glum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glumpy
Literary usage of Glumpy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of (1875)
"Harland—"glumpy. Sulky; in the dumps." Eng. Dial. Soc. ... The adj. glumpy is
very common." Grose—" GLUM. Gloomy; sullen. Norf. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[A var. of gloomy : see gloomy, and cf. glumpy, glum, a.] Dark; gloomy; dismal.
Such casual blasts may happen as are most to be feared, when the weather ..."
3. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"... as of a candle moved quickly before the eyes. Probably a vitiation of gleam.
GLUM, glumpy. Sullen, sour, stubbornly silent. " You look very glum. ..."
4. Jacob Shumate: Or, The People's March, a Voice from the Ranks by Henry John Wrixon (1903)
"Yes, we will be off now, Mr. M'glumpy. I am glad to have been able to do you and
Mrs. Garvin here any service,' said our politician ; and as ..."
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