grumpy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dissatisfied and irritable person. informal
    — "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.
形容词 adj.
  1. Dissatisfied and irritable.
    — The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.

词形变化

grumpier comparative grumpiest superlative grumpies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English grump
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English grumpy
From grump + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English grump
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English grumpy
From grump + -y.
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