grumpy

English

Etymology

grump +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈgɹʌmpi/

Adjective

grumpy (comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest)

1. Unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly.

   Tommy feels grumpy today because his friend stole his ball.

   Michael Finnell was grumpy, but became even grumpier when the Celtics lost.

Synonyms

• grouchy
• surly
• truculent

Translations

unhappy and/or irritable

• Asturian: repunante, rungón
• Catalan: rondinaire
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性情乖戾的 (xìngqíng guāilì de)

• Dutch: korzelig, kribbig (nl)
• Esperanto: grumblema
• Finnish: äreä (fi), hapan (fi), ärtyisä
• French: grognon (fr)
• German: mürrisch (de)
• Greek: κακότροπος (el) (kakótropos)
• Irish: mosach
• Italian: scontroso (it)
• Japanese: 不機嫌な (ふきげんな, fukigen na), 気難しい (きむずかしい, kimuzukashii)

• Maori: ngutu komekome, ngākau kawa
• Norwegian: gretten (no)
• Polish: marudny m
• Portuguese: birrento m
• Russian: раздражительный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj), сварливый (ru) (svarlívyj), ворчливый (ru) (vorčlívyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach
• Spanish: gruñón
• Swedish: butter (sv)
• Turkish: huysuz (tr), ters (tr)
• West Frisian: kribbich