Definition of Grouchily

1. Adverb. In an ill-natured manner. "She looked at her husband crossly"

Exact synonyms: Crossly, Grumpily
Partainyms: Cross, Grouchy, Grumpy

Definition of Grouchily

1. Adverb. In a grouchy manner ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grouchily

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grouchily

grotto
grottoed
grottoes
grottolike
grottos
grottowork
grottoworks
grotty
grouch
grouched
groucher
grouchers
grouches
grouchier
grouchiest
grouchily (current term)
grouchiness
grouchinesses
grouching
grouchy
groud
grouds
grouf
groufs
grough
groughs
ground-berry
ground-breaking
ground-controlled approach

Literary usage of Grouchily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Here and Now Story Book: Two-to Seven Year Olds; Experimental Stories by Lucy Sprague Mitchell (1921)
"... FARMER TRIES TO SLEEP The farmer woke up in the morning And sleepy as sleepy was he, He turned in his bed and he grouchily said: "Today I will sleep! ..."

2. Faery Lands of the South Seas by James Norman Hall, Charles Nordhoff (1921)
""Well, we won't have to stop long," he added, grouchily. "I'll take what copra they have and get out. It's a God-forsaken hole. ..."

3. Four Years in the Underbrush: Adventures as a Working Woman in New York (1921)
""I'm thinking of your grab-bag lot," Miss Stafford remarked, and I, having forgotten her presence, turned grouchily toward her. ..."

4. Practical Child Training by Ray Coppock Beery (1918)
"DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS Everard comes grouchily in and you just say, " Tired, my boy? " He mutters, and hunches his shoulders. Do not say more. ..."

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