grouchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce grouchy in British English:
UK [ˈɡraʊtʃi]
How to pronounce grouchy in American English:
US [ˈɡraʊtʃi]
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- Adjective:
- perversely irritable
Word Origin
- grouchy (adj.)
- 1895, U.S. college student slang, from grouch (n.) + -y (2). Related: Grouchily; grouchiness.
Example
- 1. I don 't want to tell . You 're grouchy .
- 2. Growled the grouchy old gatekeeper .
- 3. This south african lion looks a bit grouchy , but he was actually yawning .
- 4. There are times when I wake up on the wrong side of the bed and I 'm really grouchy .
- 5. He tends to get grouchy when he 's tired .