grouchy

Meaning

Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

Synonyms

grumpy

ill-tempered

peevish

grousing

cross

grumbling

irritable

bad-tempered

fussy

crabbed

cranky

querulous

crybaby

fretful

tetchy

timid

crabby

touchy

sorehead

sour

sulky

cantankerous

surly

sullen

techy

temper

testy

be in a huff

whiny

wry

be in a bad mood

fault finder

fretty

snappish

angry

😠

complain

edgy

fractious

groan

grouch

growler

grumble

huffy

ill-natured

moan

mutterer

nagger

peckish

pettish

quick-tempered

Translations

grincheux

quengelig

ronchon

knorrig

griesgrämig

rondinador

malhumorós

malhumorat

griesgrämige

butzinaire

irritierend

launisch

mürrisch

nörgeln

brummig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/

Etymology

US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.