grumpy

grumpy

adj \ˈgrəm-pē\

grump·i·ergrump·i·est

Definition of GRUMPY

: moodily cross : surly

— grump·i·ly \-pə-lē\ adverb

— grump·i·ness \-pē-nəs\ noun

Examples of GRUMPY

1. Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
2. I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.

First Known Use of GRUMPY

1778

Related to GRUMPY

Synonyms: choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, irritable, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish

Antonyms: forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining

Related Words: bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly; argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy; hot-blooded, passionate

Near Antonyms: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable; agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed; forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding

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Rhymes with GRUMPY

bumpy, clumpy, dumpy, frumpy, humpy, jumpy, lumpy, stumpy