mürrisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cantankerous adj Bad-tempered and always ready to argue or complain.
- crusty adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
- dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
- fractious adj Tending to cause trouble or disruption.
- 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 Always grumbling in a childish way about small things that don't matter much.
- 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
- adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
- adjective Grumpy or short-tempered, often in an old, curmudgeonly way.
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