grumpy

English

Etymology

grump +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹʌmpi/

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Adjective

grumpy (comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest)

1. Unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable.

   Tommy feels grumpy today because his friend stole his ball.

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

Synonyms

• cantankerous
• cranky
• grouchy
• surly
• truculent
• See also Thesaurus:irritable

Translations

unhappy and/or irritable

• Asturian: repunante, rungón
• Bulgarian: нацупен (bg) (nacupen), сръдлив (bg) (srǎdliv)
• Catalan: rondinaire
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性情乖戾的 (xìngqíng guāilì de)

• Czech: mrzutý, nevrlý
• Dutch: korzelig, kribbig (nl)
• Esperanto: grumblema, malafabla
• Finnish: äreä (fi), hapan (fi), ärtyisä (fi), yrmeä (fi)
• 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)
• Korean: 까다로운 (kkadaroun)
• Malay: moyok
• Maori: ngutu komekome, ngākau kawa, komekome, kiriweti
• Norwegian: gretten (no)
• Polish: marudny m
• Portuguese: birrento m
• Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj), сварли́вый (ru) (svarlívyj), ворчли́вый (ru) (vorčlívyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach
• Spanish: gruñón
• Swedish: butter (sv)
• Turkish: huysuz (tr), ters (tr)
• West Frisian: kribbich