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- [grou-chee]
- /ˈgraʊ tʃi/
- /ˈɡraʊ.tʃi/
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- [grou-chee]
- /ˈgraʊ tʃi/
Definitions of grouchy word
- adjective grouchy sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered. 1
- noun grouchy Emmanuel [e-ma-ny-el] /ɛ ma nüˈɛl/ (Show IPA), Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general. 1
- noun grouchy Irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining. 1
- adjective grouchy habitually bad tempered 1
- adjective grouchy irritable, in a bad mood 1
- adjective grouchy If someone is grouchy, they are very bad-tempered and complain a lot. 0
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Origin of grouchy
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; grouch + -y1
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Parts of speech for Grouchy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grouchy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grouchy
adj grouchy
- crusty — Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
- surly — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
- grumpy — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
adjective grouchy
- complaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- irritable — easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
- cranky — If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange.
- snappish — apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
Antonyms for grouchy
adj grouchy
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
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