grumpy

grumpy

adjective \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

Rhymes with GRUMPY

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