gruntled

Etymology

Back-formation from disgruntled.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹʌntl̩d/

Adjective

gruntled (comparative more gruntled, superlative most gruntled)

1. (humorous) Satisfied, pleased, contented.
   • 1938, P. G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters:

     He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

   • 1996 March 13, Ira Berkow, "Sports of The Times: A Case For Fill-In Coaches," New York Times (retrieved 5 July 2012):

     After all, a number of players were disgruntled, and a few more were gruntled.

   • 2009 March 18, Ian O'Doherty, "Tyra—the cause of all evil," Irish Independent (retrieved 5 July 2012):

     [S]he was rumoured to be rather less than gruntled when The Soup's Joel McHale said: "Here's Ryan Seacrest and Tyra Banks playing Lady and the Tramp ... You figure out which is which."

   • 2011, Jay Shepherd, “Gruntled Employees”, in Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide‎ (Business), Apress, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 228:

     Gruntled employees are happy employees. Gruntled employees like their coworkers. … gruntled employees like their employers. … So how do you keep your employees gruntled?

References

• gruntled at OneLook Dictionary Search