Definitions
annoyed and irritable
Word origin
US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.
Used in a sentence
“His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.”
“Not that young Pat had a nasty temper, or was grouchy as his father had feared.”
“He went in to mumble that he was "sorry, didn't mean to be grouchy," and to inquire as to her interest in movies.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Bad-tempered”7 letters
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