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- Dictionarygrouch·y/ˈɡrouCHē/
adjective
- 1. irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining: "the old man grew sulky and grouchy"
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The meaning of GROUCHY is given to grumbling : peevish. How to use grouchy in a sentence.
adjective. informal uk / ˈɡraʊ.tʃi / us / ˈɡraʊ.tʃi / Add to word list. easily annoyed and complaining: Don't be so grouchy! Synonyms. crabby informal. crotchety informal. grumpy informal. ill-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
Are you feeling cranky or irritable and complaining about every little thing that annoys you? You're grouchy.
Grouchy definition: sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.. See examples of GROUCHY used in a sentence.
easily annoyed and complaining: Don't be so grouchy! Synonyms. crabby informal. crotchety informal. grumpy informal. ill-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom. grouchiness. grumpily. grumpiness.
adjective. If someone is grouchy, they are very bad-tempered and complain a lot. [informal, disapproval] Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy and lonely. Synonyms: bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy More Synonyms of grouchy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal: crabby, mean.
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: sullen. morose. cynical. (colloq.) unamiable. crusty. testy. surly. irritable. cross. cantankerous. touchy. mean. waspish. ugly. snappy. Antonyms: happy. content. praising. complimentary.
Definition of grouchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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