单词 | grumpily |
释义 | grumpygrumpy /ˈgrʌmpi/ adjective (comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest) easily annoyed and tending to complain: He’s a grumpy old man who’s never satisfied.—grump noun [countable]—grumpily adverb—grumpiness noun [uncountable]THESAURUScranky/crabby/grouchy informal – easily annoyed and complaining a lot: I was feeling hungry and cranky.irritable – easily annoyed or made angry: He’s been a little irritable lately.touchy – easily offended or annoyed: She’s touchy about her weight.cantankerous – easily annoyed and complaining a lot. Used especially in writing: At some point my father had become a cantankerous old man.bad-tempered (also ill-tempered formal) – often or always irritable or angry: He’s so bad-tempered no one likes to be around him.moody – feeling very different at different times, sometimes happy, sometimes irritable, etc.: Your sister has been moody lately. Do you know what’s wrong?sullen – not saying anything and looking slightly angry: She sat there looking sullen and refused to answer my questions.sulky – showing that you are angry or upset by being unfriendly and looking unhappy: Whenever I correct him, he gets sulky.petulant – behaving in an angry and impatient way because you are not getting what you want: You’re acting like a petulant child. |
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