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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

  1. adjective Easily irritated; grumpy and bad-tempered.
  2. adjective Not working properly; faulty or unreliable.

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