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Definition of Grumpily
1. Adverb. In an ill-natured manner. "She looked at her husband crossly"
Definition of Grumpily
1. adv. In a surly manner; sullenly.
Definition of Grumpily
1. Adverb. In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grumpily
1. grumpy [adv] - See also: grumpy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grumpily
Literary usage of Grumpily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most Approved Precedents by John Wentworth, George Townesend, James Cornwall (1797)
"... that the faid Edward, by the name of Edward grumpily, junior, of Liverpool,
grocer, ... and liable to pay to the faid Edward grumpily, his executors, ..."
2. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
"He came to work grumpy, ate lunch grumpily and left grumpily. He was like Eeyore
with typing skills. He told me once that if it wasn't for all of his ..."
3. The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad (1917)
""Never spoke to him in my life," I said grumpily. " Can't imagine what he means
by competing. He has been trying for my job after I left—and didn't get it. ..."
4. The Century (1902)
"Christina, who spoke half a dozen languages, assented grumpily, and the electric
door-bell ringing at that moment, I dodged up-stairs with guilt upon my ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1894)
"I asked grumpily, with a scowl. " Reckon he provides that, too?" "Oh, do 'e ? "
retorted my neighbor the damsel, with a clanging laugh. ..."
6. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"{She says this as' if apologising for being there. Papa. Yea (grumpily). 1 very
seldom move oui now, on account of ..."
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