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grouch·y
 grouchy
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- pronunciation:
- graU
chi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
grouchier, grouchiest |
| definition: |
tending to be irritable and complaining; bad-tempered.
He's always grouchy when he doesn't get enough sleep.- similar words:
- crabby, cross, grumpy, ill-natured, petulant, testy
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| related words: |
bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, gruff, irritable, ornery, peevish, perverse, querulous, sour, sullen, surly |
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| derivations: |
grouchily (adv.), grouchiness (n.) |
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