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Webster 1913 Edition

Grumpy

Grump′y

,

Adj.

[Cf.

, and

.]

Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

[Collog.]

Ferby.

Definition 2024

grumpy

grumpy

English

Adjective

grumpy ‎(comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest)

Unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable.

Tommy feels grumpy today because his friend stole his ball.

Michael Finnell was grumpy, but became even grumpier when the Celtics lost.

Synonyms

cantankerous
cranky
grouchy
surly
truculent
See also Wikisaurus:irritable

Translations

unhappy and/or irritable

Asturian: repunante, rungón
Bulgarian: нацупен (bg) ‎(nacupen), сръдлив (bg) ‎(srǎdliv)
Catalan: rondinaire
Chinese:
Mandarin: 性情乖戾的 ‎(xìngqíng guāilì de)
Dutch: korzelig, kribbig (nl)
Esperanto: grumblema
Finnish: äreä (fi), hapan (fi), ärtyisä (fi), yrmeä (fi)
French: grognon (fr)
German: mürrisch (de)
Greek: κακότροπος (el) ‎(kakótropos)
Irish: mosach
Italian: scontroso (it)
Japanese: 不機嫌な ‎(ふきげんな, fukigen na), 気難しい ‎(きむずかしい, kimuzukashii)

Korean: 까다로운 ‎(kkadaroun)
Maori: ngutu komekome, ngākau kawa, komekome, kiriweti
Norwegian: gretten (no)
Polish: marudny m
Portuguese: birrento m
Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) ‎(razdražítelʹnyj), сварли́вый (ru) ‎(svarlívyj), ворчли́вый (ru) ‎(vorčlívyj)
Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach
Spanish: gruñón
Swedish: butter (sv)
Turkish: huysuz (tr), ters (tr)
West Frisian: kribbich