Grumpy

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈɡɹʌmpi

Definitions

A dissatisfied and irritable person.

Equivalents

Españolgruñón malhumorado moshudorefunfuñón renegón rezongón

Françaisgrognon

DeutschGriesgram mürrisch

23 more languages

العربيةحاد الطبع

Catalàrondinaire

Češtinamrzutý nevrlý

Cymraegblin

Ελληνικάκακότροπος

Esperantogrumblema malafabla

Suomiäreä ärtyisä häpänyrmeä

Gaeilgecantalach mosach

Galegofungón roñón rosmón

Bahasa Indonesiapemarah

Íslenskaúrillur

Italianoscontroso

日本語不機嫌な気難しい

한국어까다로운

Kurdîterş ters

Nederlandskorzelig kribbig

Polskimarudny stetryczeć tetryczeć

Portuguêsbirrento emburrado rabugentoranzinza

Русскийворчливый раздражительный сварли́вый

Svenskabutter tjurig

Tagalogbugnutin

Türkçehuysuz ters

Examples

“"Bunch of grumpies, always scowling and muttering," complained the new employee. "Dear me, I'm afraid you'll find ⟳ the same type ⟳ of people here," the foreman responded.”

CEFR level

C2

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See also

grumpy Gus grumpy pants grumusol gruncle grundel Grunden

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