plural -es
: bad temper : sulkiness, irritability
Examples of grouchy in a Sentence
Adjective
I get grouchy when I'm tired.
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Flockhart is equally supportive of Ford, having expressed her joy at watching her husband’s performance as the grouchy, oft-deadpan therapist.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
For now, the contrast between Martin and his patients has a productive friction that gives Charles plenty of grouchy misanthropy to work with.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
That Utah rideshare driver, however, was justifiable more grouchy.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Flockhart is equally supportive of Ford, having expressed her joy at watching her husband’s performance as the grouchy, oft-deadpan therapist.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
For now, the contrast between Martin and his patients has a productive friction that gives Charles plenty of grouchy misanthropy to work with.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grouchy
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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouchy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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