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grouchy definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill- tempered]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (grouchier; -est) Date: circa 1895 given to grumbling ; peevish • grouchily adverb • grouchiness noun

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Emmanuel 1766-1847 Marquis de Grouchy French general

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (grouchier, grouchiest) colloq. discontented, grumpy. Derivatives: grouchily adv. grouchiness n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone is grouchy, they are very bad-tempered and complain a lot. (INFORMAL) Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy and lonely. ADJ [disapproval]

Moby Thesaurus

beefing, bellyaching, bitching, complaining, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, envious, faultfinding, griping, grousing, growling, gruff, grumbling, grumbly, grumpish, grumpy, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring, muttering, out of humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, sulky, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whiny