adjective
grouchy
GROWT-shee
adjective
1
Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
"He gets grouchy if he doesn't get his morning coffee."
How to Use Grouchy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIn a bad, irritable mood, often complaining about small things.
Common pairings
feel grouchy
a grouchy mood
Word Forms
grouchier comparative, grouchiest superlative
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Etymology
From grouch plus "-y," first recorded around 1895 as American college slang.