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- Dictionarygrumpy/ˈɡrʌmpi/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered and irritable: "his performance as the grumpy gateman"
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adjective. infml us / ˈɡrʌm·pi / Add to word list. being in a slightly angry mood because you are annoyed at something or are feeling tired: Dad is always grumpy on Monday mornings. (Definition of grumpy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of grumpy. grumpy.
The meaning of GRUMPY is moodily cross : surly. How to use grumpy in a sentence.
grumpy. /ˈgrʌmpi/ IPA guide. Other forms: grumpier; grumpiest. When your friend suggests a restaurant but you’re in a bad mood so you say “That’s a stupid restaurant” — even though you don’t really mind it — then you’re being grumpy, meaning irritable or grouchy.
adjective. infml us / ˈɡrʌm·pi / Add to word list. being in a slightly angry mood because you are annoyed at something or are feeling tired: Dad is always grumpy on Monday mornings. (Definition of grumpy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of grumpy. grumpy.
Grumpy definition: surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.. See examples of GRUMPY used in a sentence.
If you say that someone is grumpy, you think they are bad-tempered and miserable.
adj. grump•i•er, grump•i•est. surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy. [1770–80; grump expressive word, first attested in the phrase humps and grumps slights and snubs]
