grouchier; grouchiest
: given to grumbling : peevish
grouchily adverb
grouchiness noun

Examples of grouchy in a Sentence

I get grouchy when I'm tired. a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
Recent Examples on the Web While YouTube had pranksters and beauty gurus, and Instagram had fashionistas and travel bloggers, Twitter had grouchy journalists, political flame wars, and niche humor. Kate Conger, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024 To Patriots fans, who were fed up by decades of losing, their coach had good reason to be grouchy. Bill Pennington, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024 Martin’s best scenes aren’t with Short or Gomez or (Andrea) Martin, but rather in an episode that foregrounds grouchy neighbor Uma, played by the always wonderful Jackie Hoffman. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2023 Stevens will take over voicing the character of Korvo, a grouchy alien who always wears ceremonial robes and professes to hate Earth. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023 Towards the end of the footage, Mack and clan (which includes his grouchy uncle Dan, voiced by Danny DeVito) shack up with a rangy heron (voiced by Carol Kane) to wait out a storm. Ben Croll, Variety, 14 June 2023 Under the strict leadership of Miguel O’Hara (a very grouchy but always charming Oscar Isaac), the Spider Society works to protect the sacred timeline from caving in on itself. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023 So, by the way, is Giancarlo Giannini as an Italian police officer who becomes Sharon’s teasingly grouchy nemesis. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 9 May 2023 Accounts of children reconnecting with estranged and grouchy parents are hardly thin on the ground. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grouchy was circa 1895

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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouchy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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