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grumpy.

Dissatisfied and irritable.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɹʌmpi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹɐmpi/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈɡɹʊmpi/Northern-England

  1. Dissatisfied and irritable.

    The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English grump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grumpy From grump + -y.

noun/ˈɡɹʌmpi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹɐmpi/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈɡɹʊmpi/Northern-England

  1. A dissatisfied and irritable person.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English grump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grumpy From grump + -y.

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