grouchier; grouchiest
: given to grumbling : peevish
grouchily adverb
grouchiness noun

Examples of grouchy in a Sentence

I get grouchy when I'm tired. a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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The movie follows a kid and his friend who dig into the mysteries of a haunted house across the street after the grouchy old man who lived there dies in his yard. Dustin Nelson, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 Grier expertly blends grouchy and avuncular, skeptical and devoted, without making either extreme feel like a cliché. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects. Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 On the way back up to safety, another neighbor, a grouchy one, popped her head into the hall. Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grouchy 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grouchy was circa 1895

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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouchy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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