grumpier; grumpiest
: moodily cross : surly
grumpily adverb
grumpiness noun

Examples of grumpy in a Sentence

Our neighbor is a grumpy old man. I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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Mika takes a job teaching three young witches, and getting to know a grumpy and overprotective librarian, Jamie, who is also in charge of their care. Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 Brooks is a grumpy NYPD detective trying to track down the mom, while Higgins is Brooks’ cop partner. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025 The mobiles stir like birds or trees; the stabiles squat, grumpy and irregular, like walruses. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Its grumpy yet cute nature was what really got to me. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grumpy

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grumpy was in 1778

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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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