grouchy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/
Etymology
US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.
Meanings
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Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
He went in to mumble that he was "sorry, didn't mean to be grouchy," and to inquire as to her interest in movies.
1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXXI, in Babbitt:In Berlin I once heard Susie Clemens—ill-fated, talented girl, who died so young—say to her father: "Grouchy again! They do say that you can be funny when company is around—too bad that you don't consider Henry Fisher company."
1922, Henry William Fischer, “Author's Preface”, in Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field:Not that young Pat had a nasty temper, or was grouchy as his father had feared.
1911, Jack London, chapter III, in The Abysmal Brute:His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grouchiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| grouchier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grouchies · grouchily · ungrouchy · grouchiness
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (27)
ja 不機嫌な (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · pt reclamão (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · ru ворчливый (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi kirikawa (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · nl prikkelbaar (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · el κακότροπος (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · es gruñón (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · sco crabbit (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi ārita (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · grc δύσκολος (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · la ācriculus (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi whanewhane (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · de genervt (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · fi ärtyisä (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi kiriweti (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · fr grincheux (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · gd gruamach (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · pdt brumsch (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi āritarita (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · nl knorrig (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · gd crosta (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · nl kwaad (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · es refunfuñón (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · pt irritado (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · pt mal humorado (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · mi pukukino (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain) · es malhumorado (irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain)