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TOEFL BNC: 20346 COCA: 17444

grumpy

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grumpy /ˈgrʌmpi/ adjective
grumpier; grumpiest
grumpy
/ˈgrʌmpi/
adjective
grumpier; grumpiest
Learner's definition of GRUMPY
informal
: easily annoyed or angered : having a bad temper or complaining often脾气坏的;老发牢骚的

— grumpily

/ˈgrʌmpəli/ adverb

— grumpiness

/ˈgrʌmpinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 20346 COCA: 17444
grumpier; grumpiest
: moodily cross : surly
grumpily adverb
grumpiness noun

Example Sentences

Our neighbor is a grumpy old man. I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grumpy was in 1778
TOEFL BNC: 20346 COCA: 17444

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