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词汇 grumpy
释义 grumpy
adjective
 informaluk /ˈɡrʌm.pi/ us /ˈɡrʌm.pi/
C1
easily annoyed and complaining: 易怒的;牢骚满腹的,好抱怨的
I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.我睡眠不足,所以感到有点烦躁。
a grumpy old man脾气不好的老人
Synonyms
bad-tempered
crabbyinformal
grouchyinformal
ill-temperedformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

getting angry easily
bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache.
impatientI'm too impatient for fishing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Bad-tempered
argumentative
bad-tempered
be hell on wheelsidiom
be like a bear with a sore headidiom
be spoiling for a fightidiom
grouchiness
grouchy
grumpily
grumpiness
have a short fuseidiom
pettishly
petulance
petulancy
petulant
petulantly
surlily
surliness
testily
testiness
testy

Related words


grumpily
grumpiness

grumpy | American Dictionary


grumpy
adjective
 infmlus/ˈɡrʌm·pi/
being in a slightly angry mood because you are annoyed at something or are feeling tired:
Dad is always grumpy on Monday mornings.

Examples of grumpy


grumpy
This is not the grumpy memoir that one comes to expect from old colonial officers.
Grumpy little motifs keep welling up, or trying to.
It may be part of the grumpy old man syndrome, but the environment around me is changing, and not for the better.
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Hansard archive

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What is the position when the disabled person is having an extremely good day but has to meet with a very grumpy and bad assessor?
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not believe that they are merely grumpy anecdotes of the dissatisfied.
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A great deal of what one reads at present is grumpy.
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In normal circumstances one finds that the more work people have to do, the more grumpy and less courteous they are.
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Hansard archive

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The cuts in education have meant that schools are grumpy and books are missing.
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Hansard archive

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It cannot move, except to be grumpy.
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They resemble small, mishappen, grey-skinned humanoids covered with warts, pimples and hair, and have grumpy, big-nosed faces.
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She is very controlling and traditional, as well as grumpy and cranky.
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He is characterized by being moody, grumpy and selfish.
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They seem to have different personalities, one is dramatic and stuffy, the other is grumpy and cynical.
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The result of actually seeing the performances makes them very grumpy, and they quickly dismiss all of the acts.
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When they arrive, they discover that he has become grumpy, and even more tired and elderly.
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