grumpy

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grumpy

/ˈɡɹʌmpi/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈɡɹɐmpi/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈɡɹʊmpi/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌmpi

adjective grumpier · grumpiest

Dissatisfied and irritable. The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.
Similar: cantankerous, crabby, cranky, grouchy, surly, truculent

noun grumpies

informal A dissatisfied and irritable person. "Bunch of grumpies, always scowling and muttering," complained the new employee. "Dear me, I'm afraid you'll find the same type of people here," the foreman responded.

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Closest in meaning: grouchy, crabby, crabbed, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, fussy, cross, sour, cranky, fretful, grumpish, surly, gripeful, humpy, bitter

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adj dissatisfied and irritable

Español	gruñón, rezongón, refunfuñón, renegón, malhumorado, moshudo
한국어	까다로운 kkadaroun
日本語	不機嫌な fukigen na, 気難しい kimuzukashii
中文	性情乖戾的 xìngqíng guāilì de
Português	birrento, emburrado, ranzinza, rabugento
Français	grognon
Deutsch	mürrisch
Italiano	scontroso
Ελληνικά	κακότροπος kakótropos
Русский	раздражи́тельный razdražítelʹnyj, сварли́вый svarlívyj, ворчли́вый vorčlívyj

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@misc{grumpy_2026,
  title = {grumpy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grumpy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}