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# grumpy

«grumpy» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a bad mood, easily annoyed and complaining a lot** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (grumpy, grumpier, grumpiest)

### meaning for a pupil

Grumpy means in a bad mood, easily annoyed and complaining a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons, grumpy is a common feeling when you are tired, hungry, ill or have had a bad day; noticing why you feel grumpy can help (eat, rest, talk). It is okay to feel grumpy but not okay to be unkind because of it. In stories, a grumpy character often softens by the end (like Grumpy in «Snow White»). Phrases: «grumpy old man», «a grumpy face», «feeling grumpy», «get grumpy».

### examples

- I'm always grumpy when I'm hungry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x1)
- Dad is grumpy in the morning before his coffee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x2)
- Don't be grumpy; we'll go to the park later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x3)
- The grumpy old troll would not let the goats cross the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x4)
- My little sister gets grumpy when she is tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x5)
- Grumpy is one of the seven dwarfs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x6)
- The cat looked grumpy after its bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x7)
- He was the grumpiest boy in the class until he made a friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/#x8)

### note

Comparatives: «grumpier, grumpiest» (y → i). Similar words: «moody», «cross», «cranky» (US), «crabby», «tetchy». Noun: «grumpiness»; verb: «grump» (to complain).

### In the corpora

- [Coffee contains caffeine, which makes the brain feel more awake; people who drink it every morning feel slow and grumpy without it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/5/)
- ["Mardy" is a Leeds and Midlands word for grumpy or sulky.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/52-sats-grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-paper/17/)
- [People who are tired, worried or sad are more easily grumpy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/60-reasoning-about-people/9/)
- [Screens are fun, but too much time on them can make you grumpy and spoil your sleep.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/293-being-kind-to-yourself-money-screens-and-fair-play/5/)
- [Skipping breakfast can make you tired or grumpy by mid-morning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «grumpy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumpy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.