gruaim

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grúaim (“sadness, gloom, ill-humour, surliness”)

Noun

gruaim f

churlishness, dudgeon, frown, gloom, grimace, scowl, sternness

Synonyms

(churlishness): crosdachd, doicheall, gruamachd, iargaltas, mì-shuairceas, mosaiche, neo-aoidhealachd

Derived terms

gruamach

Noun

gruaim m

moroseness, sulkiness

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