grincheux — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cranky adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- crotchety adj Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
- grouch noun A person who complains often or is easily irritated.
- grouchy adjective Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- waspish adj Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
Senses
grincheux is used for these senses in English:
- cranky Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- crotchety Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
- grouch One who is grumpy or irritable. [from the early 20th c]
- grouchy (originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
- surly Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- waspish (figurative) Spiteful or irascible.
cranky — full definition
- adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
- adjective Not working properly; faulty or unreliable.