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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Sullen; morose; peevish; grouty.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. given to complaining or grumbling; prone to show annoyance at slight provocation; irritable.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. annoyed and irritable

Etymologies

  1. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “The reason people are grouchy is because they are starting to wake up and realize that the FEEL-GOOD-DON'T-SWEAT-THE-DETAILS ELECTION OF 2008 is having some pretty costly consequences.”

    'People have a right to be grouchy,' Axelrod says

  • “The only way that people have a "right" to be grouchy is if they are "ACTIVELY" engaged in doing something about the problems.”

    'People have a right to be grouchy,' Axelrod says

  • “As a Democrat, the only reason I'm grouchy is because I'm sick and tired of the endless negativity and criticism by the right, on every nit-picking thing they can come up with.”

    'People have a right to be grouchy,' Axelrod says

  • “First Impression: Oscar is described as grouchy, likely thanks to Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street fame.”

    Simon & Schuster: 5-Star Baby Name Advisor

  • “I didnt acctually cook on my own till I was about 12 years old, I am the oldest of 4 kids and my youngest sister was hungry one day and the only thing I could figure out how to cook was a grilled chease sandwich... at that time she called a grouchy sandwich she was 6”

    The Cook Next Door Meme

  • “– and "grouchy" is a gross understatement for the suffering that so many American citizens are now subjected to because of it.”

    'People have a right to be grouchy,' Axelrod says

  • “(Bert, too, is described as grouchy; none of the characters, in fact, is especially sunshiney except maybe Ernie, who also seems slow.) "We might not be able to create a character like Oscar now," she said.”

    The Wall Street Journal: From the WSJ Opinion Archives

  • “He was long known as a grouchy shoe-maker, but was sanitized in the 1950s by advertisers and Walt Disney.”

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories

  • “In the television ad ... the apple character is named Bad Apple and is described as grouchy and sour and depicted as meddling and scheming," they wrote.”

    Adland

  • “Therefore, if you don't already have proper kids bedding for this purpose, it's time to shop for one now … unless you like the idea of grouchy kids in the morning.”

    xml's Blinklist.com

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