grumpy

English

Etymology

grump +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹʌmpi/
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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 Thesaurus: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)
Czech: mrzutý, nevrlý
Dutch: korzelig (nl), kribbig (nl)
Esperanto: grumblema, malafabla
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)
Malay: moyok
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

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