Grumpy
/ˈɡrʌm.pi/noun
Easily irritated, bad-tempered, or complaining.
Did you know?The word likely began as dialectal English grum, meaning to grunt or complain, and its older relatives across Germanic languages are tied to rough, low sounds rather than any magical curse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*grumbōną
“to grumble, mutter”
Middle English
English
grum
“sullen, surly; also used of a dull or heavy feeling”
16th Century
English
grumpy
“peevish, ill-tempered”
Modern English
English
grumpy
“bad-tempered or easily irritated”