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mürrisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cantankerous adj Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
  • crusty adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • fractious adj Given to troublemaking.
  • glum adj Sad, sullen, or in low spirits.
  • grumpy adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
  • moody adj Prone to sudden changes in emotional state; temperamental.
  • peevish adj Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.

Senses

mürrisch is used for these senses in English:

  • cantankerous Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
  • crusty (informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • fractious Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
  • glum Despondent; moody; sullen.
  • grumpy Dissatisfied and irritable.
  • moody Sulky or depressed.
  • peevish Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.

crusty — full definition

  1. adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
  2. adjective Grumpy or short-tempered, often in an old, curmudgeonly way.

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