Definitions for grumpy
ˈgrʌm pigrumpy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-temperedadjective

   annoyed and irritable

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. grumpyadjective

   Unhappy and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly.

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1. grumpy

   Grumpy refers to a person who is irritable, bad-tempered, moody, or grumbling, often due to annoyance, dissatisfaction or frustration. It can also be used to describe someone who has a tendency to be easily annoyed or bothered, resulting in a sour or unpleasant demeanor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grumpyadjective

   surly; dissatisfied; grouty

2. Etymology: [Cf. Grumble, and Grum.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Grumpy

   grum′pi, adj. surly: dissatisfied: melancholic.—adv. Grum′pily. [Grumble.]

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How to pronounce grumpy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grumpy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grumpy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of grumpy in a Sentence

1. Derek Bloomfield:

   He has had the grumpy expression from day one, the vet said he's as healthy as any other puppy. He just looks grumpy because of his underbite, wrinkles and dark complexion.

2. Angela Rafuse:

   She's still grumpy, she's developed a really special connection with my dad, and I know my dad loves that because she's the last thing he has of his parents.

3. Elizabeth Somer:

   If you're eating bread, reach for the whole wheat over the white, since it also stabilizes blood sugar levels, refined grains found in white bread can send you on a blood sugar roller coaster, leaving you jittery, grumpy and hungry.

4. Roger Stone:

   Our texts are the late night bickering of two grumpy political veterans, who have known each other for years. They are friendly as well as nasty, ribald, vicious, inconsistent humorous and vile.

5. William Schaffner:

   Some of us in the scientific community here in the US have been a little surprised at the sprightly competitiveness of some of the comments from our colleagues at Oxford. We don't usually see that in public pronouncements, we've been grumpy with our national political leaders about providing inaccurate information, and we should hold scientific leaders to those same standards.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grumpy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grumpy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grumpy
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grumpy