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

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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