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grumpily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹʌmpɪli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English grumpy Middle English -ly English -ly English grumpily From grumpy + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner.
   • A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket. Now he was muttering grumpily at Edmund, "Have to get something better this trip, Edmund." 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 17:

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