Grouchy

Adjective

 * 1) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
 * His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.
 * 1) * 1911, Jack London, The Abysmal Brute, Chapter III,
 * Not that young Pat had a nasty temper, or was grouchy as his father had feared.
 * 1) * 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, Chapter XXXI,
 * He went in to mumble that he was "sorry, didn't mean to be grouchy," and to inquire as to her interest in movies.
 * 1) * 1922, Henry William Fischer, Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field, Author's Preface,
 * In Berlin I once heard Susie Clemens—ill-fated, talented girl, who died so young—say to her father: "Grouchy again! They do say that you can be funny when company is around—too bad that you don't consider Henry Fisher company."

Related terms

 * grouch
 * grouchily
 * grouchiness

Synonyms

 * cranky
 * grumpy
 * tetchy

Thesaurus
beefing, bellyaching, bitching, complaining, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, envious, faultfinding, griping, grousing, growling, gruff, grumbling, grumbly, grumpish, grumpy, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring, muttering, out of humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, sulky, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whiny

Etymology
From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French: grincheux
 * Japanese: 不機嫌な (fukigen-na)


 * Scots:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,