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grumpy

or ²µ°ù³Ü³¾±è·¾±²õ³ó

[ gruhm-pee ]

adjective

grumpier, grumpiest.
  1. surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.


grumpy

/ ˈɡ°ùÊŒ³¾±èɪ /

adjective

  1. peevish; sulky Alsogrumpish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ°ù³Ü³¾±è¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²µ°ù³Ü³¾±è¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù³Ü³¾±èi·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ°ù³Ü³¾±èi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ°ù³Ü³¾±èy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grumpy1

1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs + -y 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grumpy1

C18: from grump + -y 1
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The standard heartwarming and humorous animal story unfolds as the penguin — eventually named Juan Salvador — forces Tom out of his grumpy, bored existence.

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Later that day, the couples go out for a rather awkward dinner, where the men are taciturn and grumpy and the women gab away.

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One day a man told a zoo worker that the bird looked “grumpy.â€

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"This is my 19th year as a professional and I didn't want to do one year too many and be the grumpy guy in the team," he explains.

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Key and Basden have a fantastic comic rapport, playfully exploring the stereotypes of the British eccentric and grumpy artiste.

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