grouchy

grouch·y

G0280800 (grou′chē)adj. grouch·i·er, grouch·i·est Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

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grouch′i·ly adv.grouch′i·ness n.

grouchy

(ˈɡraʊtʃɪ) adj, grouchier or grouchiestinformal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish ˈgrouchily adv ˈgrouchiness n

grouch•y

(ˈgraʊ tʃi)

adj. grouch•i•er, grouch•i•est. sullenly discontented; sulky. [1890–95] grouch′i•ly, adv. grouch′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

grouchy - annoyed and irritable bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grumpy, ill-tempered, crossill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

grouchy

adjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, discontented, grumbling, surly, petulant, sulky, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, querulous, peevish, huffy, liverish Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so.

grouchy

adjectiveHaving or showing a bad temper:bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.

Translations

发牢骚的

grouch

(grautʃ) verb to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it). 發牢騷 发牢骚 noun1. a person who complains. 愛發牢騷的人 常发牢骚的人2. a complaint. 牢騷 牢骚ˈgrouchy adjective 怨天尤人的 发牢骚的