Definition of Grumpy

1. Adjective. Annoyed and irritable.


Definition of Grumpy

1. a. Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

Definition of Grumpy

1. Adjective. Unhappy and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grumpy

1. ill-tempered [adj GRUMPIER, GRUMPIEST] : GRUMPILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grumpy

grumphed
grumphie
grumphies
grumphing
grumphs
grumphy
grumpier
grumpiest
grumpily
grumpiness
grumpinesses
grumping
grumpish
grumpity
grumps
grumpy (current term)
grundel
grundels
grundies
grundled
grundles
grundling
grundsel
grundy
grundys
grunerite
grunerites
grunge
grunger

Literary usage of Grumpy

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

1. More Mornings at Bow Street: A New Collection of Humorous and Entertaining by John Wight (1827)
"grumpy Meg is a little, dirty, dumpy, orange-coloured woman, cased in coarse bagging, and lined with gin. ..."

2. Girlhood of Maria Josepha Holroyd (Lady Stanley of Alderley): Recorded in by Maria Josepha Holroyd Stanley Stanley, Jane Henrietta Adeane (1896)
"The Camp at Ashdown Forest—A loll in France—Lady Webster's visit— Gibbon grumpy—News of ... grumpy ..."

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