GROUCHY

crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered

(adjective) annoyed and irritable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

grouchy (comparative grouchier, superlative grouchiest)

(originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]

Synonyms

• cranky, grumpy, tetchy; See also irritable

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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